LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) – Downtown Lufkin could soon be getting a fresh look thanks to new art installations.
Visit Lufkin Director Tara Hendrix said: “It’s an opportunity for everyone in Lufkin and Angelina County to be represented.”
Lufkin Creative wants to brighten up downtown with art reflecting the entire community.
Executive director Jackie Zimmerman said they are planning to include sculptures, murals, and other forms of visual art.
“We’re really looking into interactive art pieces, so that people could come downtown and do something with the art,” said Zimmerman.
Hendrix said the survey will help them understand what residents want to see in places including cotton square park and other spots around downtown.
“We want to know what historical figures that you would like to see represented. We want to know if there are new things that you would like to see showcased in those mural arts,” said Hendrix.
Currently, there are existing art murals in downtown Lufkin, but they’ve seen better days.
“There’s also loved murals that are fading overtime due to just it being in the elements,” said Hendrix.
With downtown getting a fresh look through the Lufkin Forward project and street improvements, Zimmerman said this is a great opportunity to attract cultural and art tourism.
“We could start bringing in people and increasing our sales tax revenues and helping our businesses by bringing in people to see the art that, that has been created,” said Zimmerman.
She said there are no specific art pieces to vote on in the survey, but it’s about gathering opinions and ideas.
“We will make some announcements based on what we got out of the surveys, and then we’re going to take that with the Lufkin Creative board in conjunction with Visit Lufkin, the city and start discussing what we do to move forward with what we’ve learned,” said Zimmerman.
The survey is open online until Aug. 23.
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