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| Mural Selection Committee |
While the rest of Freehold Borough enjoyed the Legend Of Rock series featuring Thursday night’s The Nerds in front of the Hall Of Records, a select group of Freehold residents and students gathered for the final selection process of the Master Muralist and overall vision for the Freehold Borough Arts Council’s Mural Park Project slated for the vacant gas station at 63 East main Street.
Among the participants was mural vision essay winner and borough resident Jennifer Lilley, whose essay was selected among hundreds of applicants vying to have their concept adorn the gateway project. Students John Amorosa, Rebecca Gruber, Mai-Anh Tran, Felicia Ng represented the Freehold Borough High School art students who the monumental project has been created for by the FBAC. Helping to round out the committee was borough resident delegates Nolan Higgins and Lynn Reich. Neal Girandola, President of the Freehold Borough Arts Council, led the proceedings while council members Jeff Friedman, Samantha Daesener, and Richard Berger represented the mural sub committee of the FBAC.
Matt Halm of Allentown, Pa was selected as the winning Master Muralist based on his interpretation of Lilley’s essay. A time line of relevant images that relate to the history and future of the borough and the arts. “The final decision was based simply on who would we learn more from? We agreed it would be Matt”, said borough high school Junior John Amorosa.
“Halm’s interpretation will be slightly adjusted to include the Battle of Monmouth and a few images that will be more representative of the Borough High School students since this is their project”, said FBAC President Neal Girandola. “However, I am thrilled with the outcome of both Halm's interpretation and Lilley's vision”, added Girandola.
Halm is a professional muralist who has worked with the Lehigh Valley Arts program as well as the Philadelphia Mural Arts program. The mural project is slated to begin mid August. To support or to become a sponsor of the Mural Park Project please email Info@FreeholdBoroughArtsCouncil.org.