COLUMBUS, Ind. — Sometimes, art imitates life.
Soon in Columbus, art could help save life — or at least protect health amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
A large group of area artists have created designs for free face masks that will be distributed soon as part of the Columbus Area Arts Council’s latest effort called The Mask Project supported by a collective grant from the Heritage Fund – the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County, Columbus Regional Health and Healthy Communities’ Proyecto Salud Action Team.
The idea is to encourage people to wear masks for safety, but to make sure the masks also are fun and fashionable, according to organizers.
Nashville’s Michele Pollock is among those whose work will grace some of the 7,500 coverings.
“I purposely wanted to do something very brightly colored and whimsical,” Pollock said from her Lost Lake Studio in Brown County.
Her teal background for her fanciful fish design clearly seems to qualify as both. And if her specifics seem a little fishy, just know that one of her home’s bathrooms is swimmingly whimsical with fish designs everywhere because she is a woman hooked on the aquatic critters.
“I’ve always loved fish artwork,” Pollock said.
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