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FINAL PANEL FOR WINDOWS ON WHITEFISH IN THE WORKS
FOURTH MOSAIC MURAL SIGNALS THE END OF A MULTI-YEAR COMMUNITY ART PROJECT
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iving in Northwest Montana means being treated to ever- changing views outside the win- dow, ranging from temperamen-
tal stormy skies to bluebird days, and all the plant, animal and scenery changes that come with the seasons.
In Whitefish, the Stumptown Art Studio has sought to capture the es- sence of the changing seasons in the permanent display, Windows on White- fish, which features four window frames with mosaicked art set to the theme of the four seasons.
The 6-foot-by-9-foot frames are al- ready in place on the south side of the Latitude 48 building, located on the cor- ner of Second Street and Central Avenue.
Three years ago, the community- sourced project began with the spring window, and eventually moved on to summer and autumn. Now, the WOW group is working on the final panel of the project: Winter.
Deb Stika, who has served as the ar- tistic director for this project, said the spring and winter windows have been her favorites, because of the excitement brought on by the beginning and the end of a project.
But there’s also a tinge of sadness that comes with the final panel.
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