Lubeznik Center for the Arts (LCA) has received a grant for $15,000 from the Healthcare Foundation of La Porte to enhance the La Porte, Ind. community by facilitating a mural.

The mural will be located on the Holy Family Parish Formation Center at the St. Joseph campus. Painting of the mural is scheduled to begin in August of this year, and the mural will be created by Indiana artist, Felix Maldonado Jr. (also known as FLEX), with input from the entire Holy Family Parish in a series of community meetings.

Through the collaborative process, the goal of the project is to foster a sense of shared ownership and pride by the community. There is much evidence that neighborhood murals contribute to the economic and the physical health of a community. These compelling reasons are why LCA is spearheading this project.

“Murals in our community bring a vibrancy to our surroundings. The City of La Porte already has a brilliant downtown mural, but why stop there? Murals done with public participation give expression to those whose voices are often not heard, and that is something we care about at LCA,” said Janet Bloch, executive director of LCA.

The LCA mural project began in 2022 when the LCA staff participated in community arts programming webinars and learned how others have transformed their neighborhoods with community driven public art. The mural at the Holy Family Parish will be the fourth mural LCA has facilitated in La Porte County through this project.

Healthcare Foundation of La Porte invested $3.32 million in grants in cycle 1 of 2023. The foundation is dedicated to empowering La Porte County residents to live healthy and well to become one of Indiana's top 10 healthiest communities by 2030. 

Holy Family Parish Formation Center at the St. Joseph campus is located at 109 C Street, La Porte, Ind.

For more information about this project, please contact LCA’s marketing manager, Samantha Bean, at 219-874-4900 or sbean@lubeznikcenter.org .

About Lubeznik Center for the Arts

Lubeznik Center for the Arts is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides access to compelling exhibitions and programs that explore contemporary ideas. The organization is located at 101 W. 2nd Street at the lakefront in Michigan City, Ind. Admission is free year-round.

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