>> THESE FILMMAKERS, THE FOLKS
BEHIND THE 2016 DOCUMENTARY BREW
HAMPSHIRE, ARE BACK WITH A FILM
CALLED THE WALL DOGS CREATE THE
MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR.
IT LOOKS AT THE PAINTING
COLLECTIVE THE WALL DOGS AS THEY
TRAVEL TO KEEN TO PAINT 16
HISTORICAL MURALS IN THE
DOWNTOWN AREA.
THEY READY LONG-LASTING ART
PIECES OVER THE COURSE OF THREE
DAYS.
YOU CAN WATCH THE WALL DOGS ON
BROUGHT CAST OR STREAMING ONLINE
AT VPTV.ORG.
ENJOY THE FILM, AND THANKS FOR
WATCHING.
WATCHING.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS
ABOUT A WALLDOG FESTIVAL, PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN GOING TO THEM FOR
YEARS WILL TELL YOU IT'S A
COMMUNITY CHANGING EVENT.
IT DOESN'T JUST CHANGE THE FACE
THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE MURALS
ARE THERE.
THERE'S A NEW FIRST OF
COOPERATION, AND I THINK
EVERYBODY APPRECIATES WHAT CAN
HAPPEN WHEN EVERYBODY IS WORKING
TOWARDS A POSITIVE OGOAL.
>> PETER CAME HOME FROM THE
WALLDOGS MEET ON A CLOUD.
HE EXPLAINED WHAT THE WALLDOGS
WERE AND WHAT THEY DID AND HOW
THEY CAME TO A COMMUNITY ONCE A
YEAR AND PAINTED MURALS, PUBLIC
ART MURALS THAT HAD TO DO WITH A
TOWN'S HISTORY AND HE WAS SO
EXCITED AND HE SAYS WE NEED TO
DO THIS FOR KEENE.
>> IN ORDER FOR THEM TO COME TO
YOUR TOWN THEY HAVE TO BELIEVE
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO THROW
THIS FESTIVAL.
OH, YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO EARN
IT.
THERE'S ABOUT ONE TOWN FOR 200
INQUIRIES BUT ANY TOWN THAT
WANTS IT BAD ENOUGH, IT'S THERE
FOR THE TAKING.
THE WALLDOGS ARE A VERY LOOSE
KNIT GROUP OF MOSTLY SIGN
PAINTERS.
IT'S THE LEAST ORGANIZED
ORGANIZATION YOU'LL EVER FIND.
THERE'S NO LEADER.
THERE'S NO HEADQUARTERS, THERE'S
NO PHONE NUMBER.
NOBODY TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH,
NOBODY GETS PAID.
THEY JUST ALL SHOW UP ONCE A
YEAR FOR A WALLDOGS FESTIVAL.
THE SORT OF SCUTTLEBUTT IN THE
WALL DOG COMMUNITY IS THAT WE'RE
JUST CON ARTISTS AND WE CON ONE
TOWN A YEAR INTO THROWING US A
BIG REUNION.
THEY PROVIDE THE PARTY SUPPLIES,
THE WALLS, THE PAINT, THE FOOD.
WE SHOW UP AND TRADE THEM ART
FOR A BIG PARTY.
>> TONIGHT 200 ARTISTS OUTDOOR
BARBECUE, WELCOME DINNER AND
THERE COULD BE RAIN.
[LAUGHTER]
AND THERE'S NO SENSE.
BUT ALL THE STAFF, ARTISTS ARE
ARRIVING, CHECK-IN IS HAPPENING
AND IT'S PHENOMENAL.
>> IT'S WONDERFUL TO MEET THE
PEOPLE WE HAVE JUST BEEN SEEING
ON PAPER CHANGE DESIGNS AND
ACTUALLY THEY ARE LEGENDS.
LITERALLY LIVING LEGENDS.
>> LITTLE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
WHAT THE MURAL IS ALL ABOUT.
>> AS SOON AS IT GETS DARK THEY
ARE GOING TO BE OUT HERE
PROJECTING THE DESIGN.
THEY WILL TRACE IT IN, THEN
THURSDAY MORNING FIRST THING THE
REST OF THE ARTISTS SHOW UP AND
START PAINTING ALL DAY THURSDAY,
ALL DAY FRIDAY, ALL DAY SATURDAY
UNTIL THEY'RE DONE.
WE'RE BRINGING THEM HERE, GIVING
THEM EVERYTHING TO ACHIEVE
SUCCESS.
FROM THEN ON IT'S THE PAINTERS
THAT DO IT ALL.
WE'RE JUST GIVING THEM THE
PLATFORM TO SUCCESS.
WE'RE THE HUMAN SCAFFOLDING FOR
THE LITERAL SCAFFOLDING.
>> FOR US IT WAS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO GET THE COMMUNITY'S
TAKE ON WHAT SHOULD BE PORTRAYED
FOR HISTORIC SUBJECT MATTER.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE AS A
MURAL, AS A SUBJECT?
>> WE DIDN'T WANT TO BE A SMALL
GROUP THAT CHOSE WHAT THESE
MURALS THAT DEPICTED OUR ENTIRE
HISTORY OF WAS.
FIRST WE OPENED UP THE
FLOODGATES TO EVERYONE TO COME
IN AND GIVE US HISTORICAL IDEAS
SO WE COULD COMPILE EVERYTHING
WITHOUT MISSING SOMETHING
IMPORTANT.
OUR HISTORICAL COMMITTEE
NARROWED THESE DOWN TO AROUND
30.
>> WE TALKED AT LENGTH ABOUT THE
SUBJECT HAVING A REAL MEANING TO
KEENE, AND DEEP MEANING.
SOME REALLY DIFFICULT
CONVERSATIONS CAN COME OUT OF
SOME OF THE SUBJECTS THAT WE
HAVE CHOSEN AND THEY SHOULD.
>> I THOUGHT I KNEW A LOT ABOUT
THIS PLACE THEN WHEN WE STARTED
GOING THROUGH THE POSSIBLE
SCENES I WAS DUMBFOUNDED BY HOW
MANY AMAZING STORIES THAT I HAD
NEVER HEARD OF, NONE OF US HAD
EVER HEARD OF.
>> WE INVITED COMMUNITY TO COME
BACK IN AND LOOK AT THE 30
SUBJECTS AND VOTE FOR THE 15
THAT DETICKETED DETICKET PICTURE
THEY WANTED IT.
>> SOME PEOPLE CALLED ME AND
SAID I COULDN'T MAKE IT TO ANY
OF THE VOTING TIMES AND DAYS.
CAN YOU OPEN UP THE HEADQUARTERS
SO I CAN GO HAVE MY VOTE?
I REALLY WANT TO MAKE MY MARK.
>> WE DID HAVE A FEW WE THOUGHT
WERE BEYOND THE VOTING THAT
WOULD BE INCLUDED FROM THE
START.
THE RAILROAD WAS ONE.
THE PRE-EUROPEAN PRESENCE, KEENE
STATE COLLEGE, JONATHAN DANIELS.
>> YOU ARE HERE TO HELP UNVEIL
--
>> AND THEN BECAUSE FUND-RAISING
WENT SO WELL AND THE CREATIVE
ART HADN'T REALLY BEEN INCLUDED
BARRY FAULKNER WAS THE 16th
MURAL CHOSEN, WE FIGURED WE
COULD FIND ENOUGH MONEY TO HAVE
BARRY PUT UP THERE TOO.
>> THREE, TWO, ONE!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> SO THE COMMUNITIES CHOSE THE
SUBJECTS.
THAT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE.
NO OTHER WALL DOG MEET HAS EVER
BEEN RUN THAT WAY.
>> I WAS VERY, VERY SURPRISED
AND IN HINDSIGHT IMPRESSED WITH
THE COMMUNITY'S SELECTIONS OF
THE SUBJECT MATTER.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO JENNY
POWERS WAS BEFORE WE STARTED
THIS PROCESS.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT HER STORY,
WHO SHE WAS, WHAT SHE DID, IT'S
JUST MIND-BOGGLING HOW FAR AHEAD
OF HER TIME SHE WAS, HOW MUCH
RESISTANCE SHE MUST HAVE FELT TO
HAVE STUCK UP FOR BATTERED
WOMEN, CHILDREN AND ANIMAL AT
THAT POINT IN HISTORY.
>> THE HIGHEST VOTE GETTER AMONG
THE 24 SUBJECTS WAS JENNY
POWERS.
SHE HAD A FAN BASE I GUESS YOU
COULD SAY.
>> SHE WAS FIERCE AND FEARED AND
THE THUNDERSTORM OF A WOMAN, AND
IT SAYS THIS IS WHERE WE ARE
TODAY.
2019.
WOMEN MORE AND MORE ARE TAKING
OVER WALLS, BREAKING DOWN WALLS,
APPEARED SHE DESERVED TO BE ON
THIS WALL.
IN THE COMMUNITY THAT'S ALL WE
HEAR, OH, THIS IS THE MURAL WE
VOTED ON FIRST.
EVERYONE WANTED IT.
THE MORE PEOPLE SAY THAT THE
MORE WE'RE HONORED TO BE THE
ONES ASKED TO DO IT.
>> HOW HAVE YOU BEEN DEALING
WITH THE RAIN TODAY?
>> IT'S NOT BEEN FUN BUT WE
THINK WE WE HAVE IT CONQUERED.
WE HAVE ALL THESE PEOPLE AND
WE'RE TRYING TO PLAY CATCHUP.
THEY ARE ROCKIN'!
>> SOMETIMES IT'S A LOT OF
FACTORIES AND WEALTHY OLD MEN.
YOU KNOW.
WE HAVE A LOT OF THAT IN OUR
HISTORY, BUT I THINK IT WAS
REWARDING AND AFFIRMING THAT THE
COMMUNITY CAME OUT AND VOTED FOR
A CIVIL RIGHTS PERSON, LAND
CONSERVATION PEOPLE, JENNY
POWERS, THINGS THAT WERE
ASPIRATIONAL, NOT JUST BUSINESS
AND WEALTH.
>> MY FAVORITE STORIES ARE THE
ONES OF THE PEOPLE THAT JUST LED
THEIR OWN LIVES UNIQUELY,
HEROICALLY.
TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
THE WORLD.
THAT'S THE STORIES THAT WE WANT
TO INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS
WITH.
>> I'M UP HERE PAINTING THE
JONATHAN DANIELS MURAL.
I THINK IT'S REALLY EXCITED THAT
IT'S WHERE IT'S AT, ON THE
JONATHAN DANIELS BUILDING RIGHT
NEXT TO THE CHURCH HE WENT TO.
IT'S A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE FOR
ME.
>> BARRY FAULKNER WAS A TEEN
HOMETOWN HERO.
FAMOUS MURALIST.
THE MURAL IS A MURAL ABOUT
PAINTING A MURAL WITH HIM IN THE
FRONT.
IT'S HIS MOST FAMOUS MURAL.
SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE, WHICH IS ALONGSIDE
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION WHICH IS
IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES IN
WASHINGTON D.C.
>> I LOVE IT.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE
RECOGNIZING US.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT THE TOWN IS
CELEBRATING THE INDIAN PRESENCE
HERE.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT THIS IS
VALUED IN THIS COMMUNITY.
THE PICTURE THAT THEY DESIGNED
FOR THE PAST IS STUNNING.
IT REPRESENTS A SENSE OF FAMILY.
>> RIGHT.
>> CULTURE AND A CONTINUING --
[AUDIO NOT UNDERSTANDABLE]
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT.
>> THE FAMILY ARE HERE NOW AND
THEY HAVE A BUNCH OF PICTURES,
AND WE'RE KIND OF GOING OVER
THAT TO MAKE A DECISION ON WE
WANT TO PUT THEIR FAMILY OR SOME
REPRESENATION OF THEM IN THIS
PANEL HERE.
THEY ARE THE MOST WELL KNOWN
FAMILY FROM KEENE THAT'S THE
ABERNAKI TRIBE.
>> I'M LOVING THIS.
I'M LOVING THAT.
THE COLOR IS PERFECT FOR THAT.
THE GAZE INTO THE SKY.
I LOVE THE EARRINGS.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE OUR SUBJECT
RIGHT HERE.
I JUST THINK THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
>> KEENE REALLY IS A COLLEGE
TOWN, AND TO NOT HAVE THEM
REPRESENTED WOULD HAVE I THINK
BEEN A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR
BOTH THE COLLEGE AND THE
COMMUNITY AND OUR TIES.
>> ALWAYS UP FOR A NEW CHALLENGE
AND THIS WAS DEFINITELY A
CHALLENGE FOR US.
AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S THE LARGEST
ONE HERE, THE LARGEST ONE I HAVE
SEEN DONE.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT MANUFACTURING
IN KEENE.
THERE WOULD BE NO KEENE WITHOUT
INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING.
BUT THAT COMES FROM THE RAILROAD
AND THE RIVER.
THERE'S A REASON THAT KEENE
DEVELOPED AS KIND OF THE HUB OF
THE COMMUNITY.
>> THE MURAL IS ABOUT 55 FEET AT
THE TOP.
THE REASON WE CHOSE TO DO THAT
WAS PARTLY FOR THE DRAMA OF
HAVING ONE WAY UP HIGH, PARTLY
BECAUSE OLD FASHIONED
ADVERTISEMENTS PAINTED ON THE
BUILDINGS LIKE THAT WERE OFTEN
MEANT TO BE SEEN FROM A LONG
WAYS AWAY ANWR PAINTED LARGE
FORMAT HIGH UP ON A BUILDING
LIKE THAT.
>> THE ISSUE OF HOW BIG AND THE
PLACEMENT ON THE BUILDINGS WAS
LEFT ENTIRELY UP TO ME.
I HAD BEEN LOOKING AT THESE
BUILDINGS FOR A LONG TIME WITH
THE IDEA OF PUTTING THESE ON
HERE.
THE PARTICULAR BUILDINGS WE
CHOSE WERE PARTIALLY BECAUSE OF
GOOD BRICKS AND PARTIALLY
BECAUSE WE WANTED THEM TO FIT
INTO THIS WALKING TOUR IN A NICE
WAY SO WE HAD THEM SPRINKLED
THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN.
ONCE WE PICKED THE WALLS I WAS
THE ONE THAT MOCKED UP A BOX OR
FORMAT OF WHERE THE ARTISTS
WOULD WORK AND FOR ME IT WAS
JUST PLEASING TO THE EYE WHERE I
THOUGHT IT FELT LIKE IT WAS
SIZED AND PLACED PROPERLY.
THIS WAS ALL MOCKED UP ON A
COMPUTER SCREEN THEN FINALLY
COMES THE DAY TO PRIME THE
WALLS, AND I'VE GOT THE TAPE
MUIR AND THE PHOTO.
I'M IN THE BUCKET TRUCK UP THERE
MARKING OUT THE CORNERS AND I'M
GOING BACK, LOOKING AT IT
THINKING, WOW, I HOPE I DIDN'T
GO TOO BIG ON THIS ONE!
>> WE TRY TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE
TO PAINT AS POSSIBLE.
WE FEEL LIKE I MAY NOT EVER BE
HERE AGAIN BUT IF LOCAL PEOPLE
GET SOME PAINT ON THE WALL IT
BECOMES THEIR WALL AND EVERY
TIME A LITTLE KID RIDES BY HERE
HE'S GOING TO SAY, I PAINTED
THAT!
WE LIKE TO INCLUDE THE TOWN AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT'S
REALLY ABOUT THEM.
>> IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL THING TO
SEE HOW MUCH APPRECIATION THE
COMMUNITY HAD FOR WHAT THESE
ARTISTS WERE DOING FOR US.
THIS GIFT THEY WERE GIVING US.
>> IT'S A BLESSING IT OUR TOWN.
>> IT WAS ALL VOLUNTEER.
250 WALLDOGS, MURALISTS,
VOLUNTEERED TO COME HERE AND
PAINT THESE.
IT'S HARD WORK.
IT'S DAY AND NIGHT FOR DAYS.
AND THEY PAID TO DO IT.
THEY PAID THEIR WAY HERE TO DO
IT.
>> I COME BY HERE PROBABLY FIVE,
SIX TIMES DURING MY SHIFT.
THIS IS THE NICEST SHIFT I HAVE
HAD SO FAR.
THERE'S A LADY THAT WORKS IN THE
LOWER OFFICE SHE'S BEEN LOOKING
AT THIS WALL FOR OVER 20 YEARS,
NOW SHE GETS TO LOOK AT THE ART
PIECE.
>> I THINK REALLY SOMETHING AND
WE GO HOME WITH SO MUCH MORE.
>> I THINK PEOPLE FEEL A REALLY
DEEP SENSE OF GRATITUDE FOR THIS
AMAZING ARTWORK THAT THESE
ARTISTS ARE LEAVING HERE FOR US.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IN THIS DAY
AND AGE THAT 200 PEOPLE WOULD
COME TO TOWN AND THEY ARE THAT
TALENTED AND WORK LIKE DOGS FOR
THREE OR FOUR DAVIS TO LEAVE US
A GIFT.
SO THE GRALTTUDE THAT GOES BOTH
WAYS IS THE PIECE THAT MAKES THE
WALLDOGS FESTIVAL SO SPECIAL.
>> I WAS 34 WHEN I SAT DOWN ON
THE SCAFFOLDING FOR THE VERY
FIRST ONE.
I REALIZE LOOKING BACK HOW
CYNICAL AND -- YOU CAN LOOK AT
THE WORLD AT THAT AGE.
AS WE SAT ON THE SCAFFOLDING
BEING ENTER TAINT BY BARBERSHOP
QUARTETS, PEOPLE READING FOR
ETRY, WE COULDN'T BE CYNICAL.
WE COULDN'T MOCK IT BECAUSE IT
WAS LIKE MAYBERRY.
THERE WAS SOME CURIOUS BOND
BETWEEN COMPLETE STRANGERS AND
THE COMMUNITY.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW US, WE DIDN'T
KNOW THEM AND BY THE ENDS OF THE
WEEKEND YOU'RE NO LONGER
STRANGERS.
>> HOW THAT CAN HAPPEN IN FOUR
DAYS I'M NOT REALLY SURE, BUT IT
DID.
>> WE'RE GOING TO MEET A LOT OF
WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND WE FALL IN
LOVE WITH THEM AND THEY FALL IN
LOVE WITH US.
WE GET TO GATHER WITH OUR
FRIENDS ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR
THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN FOREVER.
IT'S A BIG FAMILY REUNION FOR
US, LEARNING ABOUT KEENE, WHAT A
GREAT TOWN.
IT'S THE KIND OF PLACE I WOULD
LIKE TO LIVE.
>> I THINK WE FELT EARLY ON THAT
KEENE IS A COMMUNITY THAT HAS
EXTRAORDINARY VOLUNTEER CULTURE
IN IT.
PEOPLE COMPLAIN A LOT ABOUT
KEENE BUT THEY REALLY LOVE IT,
AND I THINK THOSE TWO THINGS
MAYBE GO HAND IN HAND.
>> IT TAKES SO MUCH PLANNING AND
SO MUCH ENERGY AND ALSO TAKES A
LOT OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AT THIS LEVEL.
I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE
NICEST ONES THAT I HAVE BEEN TO.
JUST THE SUPPORT WE HAVE
RECEIVED FROM KEENE ITSELF, JUST
BEEN PHENOMENAL.
EVERYBODY HAS JUST BEEN SO OPEN.
>> BUT THIS PARTICULAR TOWN IS
THE NICEST TOWN I HAVE EVER BEEN
IN.
IT REALLY IS.
WE DON'T SEE THIS KIND OF
CAMARADERIE OUT WHERE I'M FROM.
[LAUGHTER]
>> WE HAD SOME SUPER PEOPLE
BEHIND US HELPING US GET TO THIS
POINT AND PRODUCE IT.
LUCKY US.
LUCKY US FOR LIVING IN KEENE,
RIGHT?
>> FROM ONE OF THE PIECES I
DIDN'T REALLY SEE COMING THAT
WAS REALLY REWARDING WAS WORKING
WITH SUCH A LARGE, ENTHUSIASTIC
GROUP OF LOCAL CITIZENS.
MOST OF WHOM I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
BEFORE THIS.
SEEING I SPENT 35 YEARS IN A
ONE-MAN SHOP TO DO A PROJECT
THAT TURNED INTO 150, 200
VOLUNTEERS WAS A RAEL SURPRISED,
REWARDING THING.
TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF ENTHUSIASM
COME OUT FROM THE CITY I LIVE IN
MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT LIVING
HERE.
HOW WELL THE CITY CAME OUT WAS
REALLY SOMETHING.
>> MU DAUGHTER IS UP ON THE
STAGE NOW DOING SOME DETAILING
AND PAINTING.
MY SON-IN-LAW IS ALSO PAINTING.
IT'S IN THE BLOOD OF ALL OF US.
WE LOVE DOING IT.
>> MY SON JAKE.
>> HERE'S MY DAUGHTER.
IT'S HER FIRST MEET.
WE PAINTED THAT TOGETHER.
IT FELT RIGHT, YOU KNOW.
>> I'M NOT A PAINTER BY TRADE.
I'M ACTUALLY A POSTAL WORKER.
MY DAUGHTER IS THE ARTIST.
SHE'S THE ONE THAT GOT US
STARTED IN THIS.
SHE'S 14 YEARS OLD AND SHE SAID,
MOM, I WANT TO GO PAINT WITH THE
WALLDOGS.
I SAID, WHAT?
WHO?
NO.
I DON'T KNOW THESE PEOPLE AND
WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT.
THEY JUST OPENED UP THEIR HEARTS
AND THEIR PAINT CANS FOR US AND
LET US HOP ON THE WALL.
SHE IS NOW 25, THIS IS GOING ON
11 YEARS.
>> IT'S A GOOD NETWORK OF
ARTISTS.
I DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER ARTISTS
IN THE WORLD.
BUT TURNS INTO A FAMILY
ATMOSPHERE AFTER A WHILE AND YOU
GET TO KNOW PEOPLE.
JUST AN EXCUSE TO SEE DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
>> WE'RE TEACHING FOLKS THAT
WANT TO COME AND LEARN.
THROUGH PUBLIC ART, CELEBRATING
THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN.
>> THE VOLUNTEERING PART IS
GREAT.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE BACK AT SOME
POINT.
THE GUYS THAT TOOK ME UNDER
THEIR WINGS, HOW DO YOU PAY THAT
BACK?
YOU JUST PACK IT ON.
NOEL WEBER IS ONE OF MY HEROES.
WHEN HE LOOKED AT IT WENT WENT,
YES, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I PAINT FOR MYSELF, FOR MY
HEROES.
>> THE HISTORY OF KEENE IS
DISPLAYED ON THE WALLS HERE.
WALLDOGS, THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
WE GO INTO SMALLER TOWNS AND WE%
WORK IN THE HISTORICAL DISTRICTS
AND WE BRING THE PEOPLE BACK
DOWNTOWN.
>> ALAN FROM THE HISTORICAL
SOCIETY DID TWO TOURS ON FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY.
AND ON SATURDAY'S TOUR HE HAD
100 PEOPLE FOLLOWING HIM AROUND
LIKE DUCKLINGS.
IT WAS A TWO-HOUR TOUR, AND THEY
LOVED IT.
PEOPLE ARE KNOCKING DOWN HIS
DOOR TO DO MORE TOURS.
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS DONE
A WHOLE SECTION OF THE RESEARCH
LIBRARY DEDICATED TO OUR MURAL
SUBJECTS.
TEACHERS WANT TO INCORPORATE THE
MURALS AND THE SUBJECTS INTO
THEIR CURRICULUM.
WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT DOING
SOME EDUCATION BASED GRANTS.
IT DOESN'T END WITH THE CREATION
OF THESE BEAUTIFUL PIECES OF
ARTWORK.
THERE'S SO MANY APPLICATIONS.
>> I THINK THE HISTORY PART IS
MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS
ONE.
I LOVE THAT THE PEOPLE FROM
KEENE ARE IN ALL THESE MURALS.
YOU NEED TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THE
PAST JUST TO KNOW WHERE YOU CAME
FROM.
THESE MURALS HELP DO THAT.
>> I THINK THAT THIS IS GOING TO
SET THIS TOWN UP, YOU WERE
REALLY ATTRACTIVE, YOU DIDN'T
REALLY NEED IT BUT YOU'VE GOT
IT.
I SAW THAT THEIR CATCH PHRASE
WAS TO MAKE KEENE A DESTINATION.
IT ALREADY HAS A LOT GOING FOR
IT, BUT IF THEY CAN UTILIZE THIS
AS ONE MORE THING, THEN MAYBE
OUR PURPOSE CAN SPREAD OUT TO
THE EAST COAST AND WE CAN HAVE
MORE MEETS AND MORE PUBLIC ART
AND MORE SMALL COMMUNITIES.
>> IT'S ADDICTING.
WE LOVE DOING THIS.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE.
IT'S LIKE JUST COME ON, LET'S
GO.
YOU KNOW?
I'M SURE THERE WILL BE SOME
ARTISTS THAT WORKED ON THE WALLS
FROM KEENE WE'LL SEE THEM IN
ILLINOIS NEXT YEAR.
JUST SNOWBALLS, YOU KNOW.
EVERYBODY LOVES DOING THIS.
IT'S JUST SUCH FUN.
>> I PLAN TO GO TO NEXT YEAR'S
FESTIVAL.
I HAVE ALREADY BEEN INVITED TO
WORK ON A WALL, SO I'M QUITE
EXCITED.
>> I THINK OUR ENTIRE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE IS INTENDING TO GO TO
NEXT YEAR'S FESTIVAL.
>> THERE'S DEFINITELY LOVE FOR
ART WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC ART,
STANLEY CUP TINK, PAINTING, THIS
IS THE BEST WAY I KNOW HOW TO DO
IT AND EVERYONE CAN SEE IT FOR A
LONG TIME.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE
SEE ART ISN'T JUST IN GALLERIES,
IT'S OUT HERE IN THE PUBLIC, IT
WILL BE HERE FOR MANY, MANY
YEARS TO COME.
>> IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT
CONTAINED IN A GALLERY, HUNG ON
THE WALL.
ACTUALLY WORKING EVERY DAY.
PEOPLE CAN SEE IT.
THEN HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH
THAT.
SOME CONNECTION, EMOTIONAL
CONNECTION.
>> SO FOR ME, I LOOK AT THE
MURALS IN A MYRIAD OF DIFFERENT
WAYS.
THE PRIMARY ONE FOR ME IS -- ONE
OF THE THE MOST REWARDING PIECES
WAS THE GET TO KNOW AND WORK
WITH PEOPLE WHOSE WORK I HAD
ADMIRED FOR DECADES, NOT ONLY TO
WORK WITH THEM AND GET TO KNOW
THEM BUT NOW TO HAVE THEIR
ARTWORK GRACE MY CITY SO WHEN
I'M DRIVING BY THE SENTINEL
BUREAU I KNOW THAT'S AN ORIGINAL
DESIGN.
NOEL WEBER IS ONE OF THE FINEST
ARTISTS IN THE LETTERING ARTS IN
THE WORLD AND TO HAVE HIM COME
TO KEENE AND PAT ME ON THE BACK
FOR A JOB WELL DONE, THANK ME
FOR INVITING HIM AND TO LEAVE
THAT AMAZING MURAL ON THE WALL
IS FROM A SIGN DESIGNER'S POINT
OF VIEW IT'S OVER THE THE TOP.
>> PETER AND I CAME UP WITH A
VISION OF WHAT WE WANTED TO
CREATE AND HOW IT WOULD GO, AND
WE SET OUR SIGHTS REALLY HIGH.
WE WANT TO HAVE THE BEST
FESTIVAL THAT THE WALLDOGS HAVE
EVER HAD IN 25 YEARS.
WE WORKED FOR 20 MONTHS AND
HONESTLY, I THINK IT WAS
PERFECT.
I THINK IT'S PERFECT.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE
EXAGGERATING, SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO
BE TRUE.
NOTHING IS GOING TO HIT ALL THAT
GOOD STUFF.
WHAT'S THE DOWNSIDE?
BUT WHEN YOU'RE PART OF IT, YOU
WALK AROUND AND SEE WHAT
HAPPENS, IT'S A RARITY IN THE
WORLD THESE DAYS.
THERE'S NOT MUCH TO COMPARE IT
TO AND HOW LUCKY WE ARE THAT WE
GOT IT.
YOU KNOW?
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