The Global Mural Conference

Starting Tues, Oct. 26, the Global Mural, Arts and Cultural Toourism Conference will be held in Colquitt. In 2004, Karen Kimbrel and I went to Ely, Nevada to promote Colquitt's mural project. Ely is a small town 250 miles from Las Vegas on the major north-south highway. We were very impressed with their murals and their towm spirit. Ely is made up of many different groups. The Basque sheep hearders, the cattle ranchers, the horse ranchers, Native Americans, cowboys, as well as towns people. We were treated with great hospitality to all these cultures and diverse groups. Karen and I were exposed to many different styles of murals and mett very creative muralists. When we saw how this small town pulled together to host an international event, we said to each other, "We can do this." so that is how the idea was born. Two years later, 7 of us traveled to Prestongrange, Scotland to bid to bring the gathering to Colquitt. So stay tuned to hear about that trip.