Over the past 17 and a half decades, a lot has happened in Williamson County, which is marking the anniversary of its founding with a two-day event in Georgetown, including a public painting project.
patriot and early statewide political leader never visited the area. For Yasaman "Yazy" Mehrsa a trip to Texas was a surprise and also something of a long shot.
"When I applied for this call, I was hopeful. I like, something in my heart would say, like, you're going to get it, I don't know why," said Mehrsa. The Iranian-born, Toronto-based artist is in Georgetown painting a mural on a wall at the county tax office. It’s part of"So I did my research. I found out about what people are proud of here. How, people used to live back then. And then how the city, like civilized," said Mehrsa.
The mural is a public painting project open to anyone. Symone Wright, an art student from Georgetown High, was among those who grabbed a brush Friday afternoon.Mehrsa’s concept for the mural was selected by the Arts & Culture Program because the images are symbolic of the large and diverse county, according to program manager Amanda Still.
"We wanted a design that represented the entire county. There were a lot of designs that represented downtown Georgetown and that were Georgetown specific. But we were looking for a design that really did represent the entire county, which was a little, a little more difficult to try to incorporate many different symbols into one mural," said Still.
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