Local artists interested in exhibiting their skills to the public have an opportunity to do so the mural contest currently being held in the Village of Dryden.
The winner will receive $3,000 and have the chance to design and paint wings of either a local bird or butterfly on the outside wall of the Dryden Hotel on Main Street.
The contestâs facilitators, Mary Kirkwyland and Paula Wilson Parker, drew the inspiration for the project from The Global Angel Wing Project, which is a collection of street art of angel wings painted by various artists â the first being the founder of the project, Colette Miller, in 2012 â across the world. Millerâs first pair of wings were commissioned to âremind humanity that we are the angels of the earth.â
enough. reporter: route 32 in sykesville. colette miller calls it a danger zone. extremely frightening. every day frightening. reporter: last month her daughter was rear-ended on route 2 while trying to turn into their amber woods community. for those who live on this busy stretch, it s not a surprise. over the years route 32 has become a well traveled road for cars and trucks. you look in your rear view mirror and playing that they see you. if they do not see you, they re going to push you into oncoming traffic. i ve been in that situation myself, wondering is this car going to hit me. reporter: if you drive up and down route 32, any day your going to see new skid marks. reporter: last month a mother and her teenaged son were killed in an accident on route 32 and river road. it should never have happened. the state should have fixed this road years ago. reporter: the community has organized a group to make route 32 safe. they have made a number of suggestio