2nd Street Mural Complete!
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Sue Moen
Pictured left: Artist Chad Caso, New Glarus Chamber representatives Bekah Stauffacher and Annie O'Connor, Colin Caso, Mike Sigman from Albion Swords, Kaye Gmur and Wally Whitford.
The old New Glarus Foods building façade at 421 2nd Street has a brand new look, thanks to local artist Chad Caso. The new mural on the building, completed in early June, features a bright palette that showcases local images and calls back to New Glarus' Swiss roots.
Caso, a United States Army Veteran, has over twenty years of design experience and has created murals for the New Glarus Veterans Memorial Hall, Falbo Bros Pizzeria, Atwood Barber Shop, Alchemy Bar & Grill, Mad Ink & Glass, and East Madison Community Center, among others.
Sue Moen
The wall on Second Street before artist Chad Caso began the colorful mural.
"It's been a long road to get here," says Bekah Stauffacher, the Executive Director of the New Glarus Chamber of Commerce. "We started making plans for the mural in late 2019. The pandemic delayed things, but we are so happy to see the project completed - Chad did an amazing job!"
The Mural Steering Committee that chose the artist and guided the design included Mike Sigman, Albion Swords; Kaye Gmur and Michael Ganshert, Village Design Review Committee; Kathy King, local artist; and Bekah Stauffacher and Annie O'Connor, New Glarus Chamber of Commerce. Albion Swords, who owns the building, donated the use of its exterior to the project. The power lift used to create the mural was donated by New Glarus Hardware and the project was planned, coordinated, and funded by the New Glarus Chamber of Commerce.
