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The work began with the dedicated chair of the program, Kathryn Armstrong and massive <br /> coordination of community participants. The City of South Bend and Downtown South Bend, <br /> Inc. were approached as valuable civic partners. The idea was enthusiastically embraced by all <br /> and a partnership was forged. A call was put out for entries at schools and in the community, and <br /> the response was overwhelming - nearly 100 designs received! After the entries were juried, <br /> efforts were spent coordinating 60 artists to come to the museum at appointed times to paint their <br /> accepted entry on a 24"x48" canvas. Sewing the banners became the next step and Danny Troyer <br /> of the Canvas Shop LLC in Shipshewana stepped up to the plate to ensure this critical stage of the <br /> project was completed. Painting the banners was the final stage of preparation and paint was <br /> generously donated by Rollie Williams to complete this last portion of the creative process. <br /> Banners were energetically painted over a two-month time frame. A brochure has been created, <br /> and all banners can be viewed on Wayne St. and Jefferson Blvd. in downtown South Bend. <br /> Beginning October 14, an online auction will be held at www.sbrma.org, for anyone wishing to <br /> purchase one of these extraordinary pieces of community art. Minimum bids will begin at $25, <br /> and bidding will close November 6"'. All proceeds from the auction will go back to SBRMA for <br /> educational programming. <br /> The Live the Arts! - Festival of Banners project is just one of many programs SBRMA is bringing <br /> to the community in celebration of 6 decades of the forest visual arts and arts education <br /> programming in Northern Indiana. <br /> - 30 - <br />