Newtown residents who would like to join an art project for the new senior center are encouraged to sign up while workshop openings are available.annawiedemannCOA@gmail.com.following voting among senior citizens in late March and early April that invited residents to vote for the design of their choice. "Sunflowers" - described as a bright and decorative sunflower pattern with a repetition of heart-shaped leaves indicating community and support - was the top vote recipient of the four design choices offered.[naviga:img class="aligncenter wp-image-321575" src="https://newtownbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/SH_senior-center-mural-votes-are-in-sunflower-presentation-WATERMARKED-e1527268611280.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="468" /]A ceramic tile mural featuring this design will be permanently installed in the new senior center being constructed within Fairfield Hills. Newtown residents are invited to join Commission on Aging and Friends of Newtown Seniors for any of the six workshops scheduled to create the mural during the mornings and afternoons of May 29-31.

Work sessions to create a ceramic tile mural are planned for Tuesday through Thursday, May 29-31, in the gymnasium of Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street (access is through the rear parking lot). Sessions will take place each day from 10 am until noon and 1 to 3 pm.

A celebration is then planned for the completion of the project on Thursday, May 31, from 6 to 8 pm.

Anyone interested in joining the effort is asked to contact Commission on Aging Chair Anna Wiedemann at 203-426-1035 or

The fun activity will allow all participants to be creative, even if they have never done anything like this before. All who participate will then have bragging rights, knowing that they were part of a permanent public art project. Joanne and Bruce Hunter, owners of The Art Spot in Danbury, will oversee the project.

A sunflower mural will be created,

The other options were an abstract design, "Cranes" and "Turtles and Honey Bees."

A $4,000 state funded grant from the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut is covering many of the costs of creating the mural.

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