At the September 20th Washington City Council meeting, the council announced the location of the future mural that will adorn downtown Washington. The 1,500 sq ft mural will be located on the side of the HR Block building and will be painted by Iowa-based artist Ben Schuh.

This mural will cap off Washington’s journey of winning the #IowansUnite CommUNITY contest. The process started with a video highlighting all the noteworthy things about Washington, with the video receiving over twice the number of votes needed to advance to the next round. The second phase of the contest was to submit a one-page essay on how Washington supports local businesses and how Washington showcases community pride.