The City of Gallatin selected local muralist Bryan Deese — whose intricately-detailed works might be recognizable from Nashville and beyond — to start an art installation at the city’s recycling center.
Pops of green, orange and blue patterns will coat a 22-foot-long recycling bin, stamped with the city’s logo and displaying GALLATIN STRONG along the top, a rendering of the project shows.
The City of Gallatin received a grant from the Bonnaroo Works Fund, the “charitable arm” of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival held in Manchester, Tenn., for $4,500 with a 100% match for the mural at the recycling center, including for cleaning and preparation in addition to commissioning Deese to create the mural, a news release from the city states.
Deese’s works include East Nashville murals of John Prine and Alanna Royale, “Queen of County Music” Dolly Parton and Roy Orbison in The Nations, and more. Last year, Deese posted a photo to his Instagram account of chalk work that he did for Gallatin ahead of the 2019 Fire on the Water festival.
The upcoming mural at Gallatin’s Recycling Center, at 641 Long Hollow Pike, must be completed by November, according to the grant stipulations.
Gallatin High School and Volunteer State Community College students worked on a similar project last year, reproducing Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” on one of the Gallatin recycling bins. That project's success led city leaders to apply for the Bonnaroo grant.
“Gallatin Beautiful is constantly seeking innovative ways to bring awareness to sustainable practices and encourage community engagement in beautification,” Administrative Assistant of Public Works and Gallatin Beautiful committee member Dianna Johnson said in the release. “We believe that the center’s vital role in our environmentally-conscious world demands that we take care in its maintenance and cultivate community pride in its appearance. What better place to commission local artists to give a much-needed face lift?”
In the last four years, Gallatin’s recycle rate has jumped from 54.3 to 80.6 pounds per customer, according to city statistics. The center has also recycled more than 54.8 tons of plastic, 327.7 tons of paper and cardboard and 74.3 tons of glass since 2018. That marks a 43.8% increase, 12.4% increase and 30.8% increase, respectively. The recycling center has saved more than 1,726 tons of recyclables from waste since 2015, the release states.
Bonnaroo and the Bonnaroo Works Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee have awarded more than $7 million to more than 100 organizations in the past decade.
“We really appreciate that Bonnaroo is giving back beyond the borders of Manchester and Coffee County,” Gallatin Mayor Paige Brown said in the release. “With this grant, we’re breathing new life into our recycling center, and we’re highlighting a program that continues to be an important part of our city services.”
Kelly Fisher can be reached at KPFisher@gannett.com, 615-801-3866 or on Twitter at @KellyPFisher.
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