Jack Williams adds paint to his mural masterpiece as part of Wadesboro’s new mural project.
Liz O’Connell | Anson Record
Uptown Wadesboro Inc. and the Anson County Tourism Development Authority are adding six new murals to town throughout the summer with the help of artist Jack Williams.
Liz O’Connell | Anson Record
Wadesboro’s Landon Scarborough excitedly meets artists Jack and Eli Williams as they finish up the first of six murals coming to town.
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WADESBORO — If you have recently driven down U.S. 74, you may have noticed a new mural popping out on the side of the white Habitat ReStore building, welcoming all to Anson County. This is just the first of six new murals coming to Uptown Wadesboro.
Uptown Wadesboro Inc. and the Anson County Tourism Development Authority recruited a local North Carolinian with ties to the county to paint all six murals in Wadesboro.
Jack Williams is the artist behind all six murals, but he said he is also receiving help from his father and brother, John and Eli, to help.
He finished the first mural on May 5. The mural outlines Anson County and reads, “Anson County A Great Place To Call Home.” Williams found this project extra special as he learned his grandmother worked at this same building when she lived in Wadesboro. At the time, it was a Sears store, but now it is home to the ReStore.
Williams will be painting the rest of the murals over the next few months. He estimates he will complete about one each month, but he hopes to speed it up and have two finished each month. Each mural only takes about a week for him to complete.
Two of his projects will be restoring previous paintings in town, including an old Coca-Cola mural, but other wise he will let his creativity run wild on the buildings in town, promoting Anson County pride.
Williams has previously completed murals throughout Stanly County. His “Greetings from Stanly County” mural at an old gas station captured the attention of Uptown Wadesboro and the Tourism Development Authority, which prompted them to reach out and ask if he would like to paint these murals in Anson County.
The second mural will begin the first of June.
Pull into the parking lot of Habitat ReStore to grab a picture in-front of Anson’s newest mural and be on the look out as more pop up throughout the summer.
