Updated 2/22/2021 6:02 PM
The exterior of the St. Charles Municipal Building will be getting a splash of color this summer.
Last week the city's aldermen approved the St. Charles Art Council's request for a fabric art installation on the blank, flat facade of the building facing Main Street at the northwest corner of Main and North Riverside Avenue. They also approved a request for $2,500 from the city to help pay for the project.
The installation was scheduled for last summer, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed it. The plan now is for the installation to be displayed from Aug. 20 through Sept. 8.
"We want this to make a big splash," said St. Charles Arts Council Director Kathy Hill. "We don't want to put it up and have it be stagnant. We want people there enjoying it. It won't be the whole building but at least we'll be able to do that wall."