Fairmont State professor, students create mural in Palatine Park

Even with changes due to COVID-19, Fairmont State University’s Joel Dugan, chair of the Department of Architecture, Art, and Design, and a group of students were able to complete their public mural project in Palatine Park in just 10 days. 

Dugan said he presented the idea last November to the Marion County Commission as a public art piece, asking for help funding the project and providing materials. While the ground up to the wall is owned by the county, the wall is owned by the city.