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WELCOME!
The Greenville Ohio Mural committeeis working to bring diverse public art to enhance and enliven our downtown landscape. While the unique history and heritage of Greenville is important to this effort, bringing a sense of fun as well as beauty to our streets is also a goal. These public works of art will enhance and enliven our public spaces, and encourage both residents and visitors to explore our downtown and its many attractions. Grants, corporate sponsorships, and public participation are vital to the continuing success of the project. Check out the projects that have been completed so far!
New Mural Percolating in Downtown Greenville
The first new mural produced by the Greenville Mural Committee this spring will be installed on Tuesday, July 8, on the A&B Coffee Shop building at the corner of
Broadway and East Fourth Street, weather permitting.
Onlookers will be welcome to watch as Joe Wintrow of Wintrow Signs donates his time to install the committee's fifth
mural. The morning-only watch party starts at 10 a.m. At approximately 10-feet square,
the art will go up quickly. In case of rain, the installation will be postponed on a day-by-
day basis.
Inspiration for this installation percolated from A&B owners Aaron and Betsy Ward
who in their coffee shop proudly display a framed copy of a collage of Greenville's
historical homes and buildings created in 1981 by Greenville native Jeffrey
Feltman. A colorful print will soon be accompanied by a key in black and white,
identifying the buildings depicted. This key will be displayed inside A&B and will also be available at greenvilleohiomurals.com. The key is based on a guidebook created many years ago by former long-time Garst Museum director Toni Seiler. Many of the
buildings still exist; some have been repurposed while others are gone now.

The print was digitized by Tim Wells Art Consulting, and is being enlarged, printed and installed by Joe Wintrow of Wintrow Signs and Designs, both of whom have donated much time to this project.
A&B Coffee Shop owners Aaron and Betsy Ward are eagerly looking forward to the installation of the new mural.
“We are very pleased to add Jeffrey Feltman's art to our building,” Betsy said.
Jeffrey Feltman is a 1977 Greenville High School graduate who received bachelor's degrees in art and history from Ball State University and master's degree from Tufts University.
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Feltman served as a Foreign Service officer for the United States government posted to Port au Prince, Haiti; Budapest Hungary; Amman, Jordann; Tel Aviv, Israel; Tunis, Tunisia; and Jerusalem, Israel before being appointed U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon. He then served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs and was U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa before becoming United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs. Jeff is currently affiliated with the Brookings Institution and the United Nations Foundation.
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He and his wife, Mary Draper, currently split their time between a house in Washington, DC and a small farm near Gettysburg, PA.
Jeff is the son of Greenville resident Roberta Feltman and the late David Feltman.
Funds for this mural project are provided by A & B Coffee, Darke County Endowment for the Arts, Brown Family Foundation, Lydia Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund, and Harry D. Stephens Memorial, Inc. The Greenville Mural Committee also thanks Tim Wells and Joe Wintrow for their donations of labor. Additionally, funding from the Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
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Don Mong Mural Installed on Brightspeed Building
A new mural installed by Main Street Greenville's Mural Committee in downtown Greenville on Friday, September 20 recreates a watercolor donated by Greenville native Don Mong that features a lovely scene at Greenville City Park.
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The public was invited to take part in the festivities as the artist and project sponsors were recognized. Additionally, many sightseers took advantage of the opportunity to watch the process unfold as Joe Wintrow of Wintrow Signs and his crew spent the day installing the enormous work of art on the building housing Brightspeed.
Fitzwater Lawn Care and Maintenance and the City of Greenville donated the use of their equipment to help make this project come to life.
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Don Mong's painting features a couple sitting on a bench in Greenville City Park that overlooks the stockades as well as the arched footbridge spanning the nearby lagoon.
The stockades, lagoon and bridge were built in the early 1940's due to the generosity of the late Fred Coppock, the Greenville resident who founded American Aggregates. In 2021, restoration of the stockades was coordinated by the City of Greenville and Fort Greene Ville Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Although the stockades along with many other structures suffered damage during the May tornado, they stand tall today thanks to the extraordinary efforts of city employees.
In recognition of their incredible achievements, the Main Mural Committee provided lunch for Greenville's intrepid workers as the mural was being put in place.​
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To achieve transfer of Don Mon's original watercolor to the Brightspeed wall, the image was scanned and digitized by Tim Wells Art Consulting, taking care to maintain the “touch of the artist,” according to Mr. Wells. The work consisting of 29
panels, was then handed over to Joe Wintrow, who printed the images on vinyl in a process requiring 31 hours to complete.
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“I always love the challenge and opportunity to maximize our capabilities, and this mural has been the biggest one yet,” Mr. Wintrow exclaimed.
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Additionally, the building was prepped for the installation with power washing donated by Austin Spencer of Roof Maxx.
Funds for this project were provided by the Ohio Arts Council, Brown Family Foundation, Darke County Endowment for the Arts, Lydia E. Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund, Darke County Foundation's Ralph and Phyllis Brumbaugh Fund, Greenville Rotary, and Harry D. Stephens Memorial Fund. Additionally, Bach to Rock provided the sound system at the Mural Installation Watch Party.
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Also, the Mural Committee thanks Kirsty Cameron, a contractor with Savills who works with Brightspeed on their real estate.
This is the fourth mural completed through the efforts of the Main Street Greenville Mural Committee. Members of the committee which works to bring art to enliven downtown Greenville are: Ashley Austerman, Greg Billing, Dick Brown, Marilyn Delk, Brandon Ervin, Andrea Jordan, Eileen Litchfield, Stephanie Schieltz Lowder, Jennifer Overholser, Deb Shiverdecker, Matt Steyer, Sean Strawser, Tim Wells, and Joe Wintrow.
Paint, Sweat and Tears
Main Street Greenville’s Mural Committee’s latest addition had a “brush in” with the corner of Walnut and 3rd St. on the Beanz Buttercream building.
The committee’s first painted mural is combined with vinyl text and wraps around the building. It was accomplished with the hard work of professional artists and committee members generously donating sweat equity to the project: Jennifer Overholser, Stephanie Schieltz-Lowder, and Joe Wintrow. Wintrow Signs produced the vinyl text background.
Beanz owners Kristi and Sean Strawser were interested in using their building for a mural and having a tribute to their daughter who died of a rare mitochondrial disease in 2013. The design, originally created by their daughter, the late Corynna Strawser, while doodling in a book, was
modified slightly to add color to the birds in her design. Instead of the page in that book, the text behind the art design was newsprint excerpted from an article about the opening of Beanz Buttercream.
In the text it relates the naming of the bakery as their daughter’s nick name, Bean.
“Corynna loved creating and experiencing art in many forms and it brought so much joy in her life,” shared Kristi Strawser. “She would have loved seeing our community sprinkled with art and color.”

Artists Jennifer Overholser (left), Stephanie Schieltz-Lowder (middle) and Joe Wintrow (right) work on a mural at Beanz Buttercream Bakery, sponsored by bakery owners Kristi and Sean Strawser and the Ohio Arts Council (OAC).
Funding for the mural came from the Ohio Arts Council and Beanz Buttercream as well as Wintrow Signs.
“Corynna also believed deeply in kindness,” recalled Strawser. “She taught us so much about how impactful we can be and we are thankful these artists captured her legacy on our building.”
Annie Oakley Mural Enhances Sure Shot Tap House


For further information about Annie Oakley please visit AnnieOakleyCenterFoundation.com & GarstMuseum.org
On November 8, Main Street Greenville's Mural Committee installed their second mural, a 20' by 15' contemporary digital version of celebrated Darke County native Annie Oakley appropriately placed on the walls of Sure Shot Tap House. Three colorful images of the sharpshooter look out over YOLO Park in a mural created by Timothy Wells and installed by Joe Wintrow. Andrew Riffle, owner of Sure Shot Top House, contributed funds in support of this installation.
This mural honors a Darke County native whose talents captivated audiences around the world. Annie Oakley, born Phoebe Ann Mosey near North Star, Ohio, was an iconic star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, gaining international fame for her sharpshooting skills in the late nineteenth century. She died November 3, 1926, in Greenville, Ohio, but her legendary life continues to be celebrated to this day.
Funding for the downtown Greenville mural project is also provided by Ohio Arts Council, Wintrow Signs, Fitzwater Tree & Lawn Care, Darke County Endowment for the Arts, Lydia E. Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund, Darke County Foundation, Ketrow Foundation. Timothy Wells Arts Consulting, and the City of Greenville. Support was also received from Roof Maxx, who power washed the building so that the mural could be installed.
Greetings From Downtown Greenville
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POSTCARD LETTER KEY​​
G — U.S. Post Office in Greenville
R — Darke County Court House
E — Monument of Battle of Ft. Jefferson
E — Greenville City Park lagoon
N — St. Clair Memorial Hall
V — Greenville Public Library
I — Greenville City Park windmill
L — Greenville Junior High/High School
L — Marling Band Shell
E — U.S. Post Office in Greenville

This mural recreates a postcard sold in 1952 in downtown Greenville's McClurg's Book Store, located at 521 South Broadway; the postcard was created by Curt Teich and Company, which operated in Chicago for over 70 years prior to its 1978 closing. Opened as Gibson and Wenger Book Shop in 1910, the local store was purchased by Ray Wenger in 1915, who owned it until 1951. In 1950, Merle Oliver and Roy McClurg were proprietors of the wholesale business selling books, office supplies and equipment, stationery, and school supplies. Generations of youngsters and their parents visited the store in early September to purchase school books as well as Golden Rod tablets, Crayola
crayons and other supplies required for all local schools.
​This postcard was discovered at Garst Museum, part of a collection created by long-time Greenville resident Kay Brown, whose son Dick had digitized his mother's compilation. The image itself was then digitized and enlarged by Timothy Wells of Timothy Wells Art Consulting, and printed on vinyl as a 20 foot by 50 foot mural by Joe Wintrow at Wintrow Signs and Designs. Reproductions of the Greetings from Greenville design as a real postcard are available for sale at the Hive Collective on Broadway.​
The Greenville/Darke County images reproduced on the postcard are shown to the left.
Art Is Power will beautify downtown Greenville



May 23, 2023
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Art is Power will beautify downtown
Daily Advocate & Early Bird News
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GREENVILLE — The Greenville Mural Committee of Main Street Greenville has powered up its plans for murals in downtown Greenville. Working on an overall design, the first phase is for the installation of seven smaller power box murals, the “Art is Power” program. Larger murals on walls will follow in the coming year. The power box murals will energize downtown and be installed by Main Street Greenville’s First Friday Artisan Stroll on Aug. 4.
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The power box murals and the large-scale murals in the first round will be produced as digital prints on vinyl with the help of Joe Wintrow of Wintrow Signs, who is donating this service to produce the students’ work. Wintrow added that he is excited to be part of beautifying downtown Greenville and is glad to be part of the committee and to see the work of the students displayed throughout the downtown area. Eileen Litchfield, coordinator of the Art is Power project, credit Wintrow for bringing the idea to the Mural Committee.
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Students who will have their designs on the power boxes are Natalie Evans (West Water Street and South Broadway), Skylar Fletcher (YOLO Park corner), Briana “Rowen” Flory (East Main and Walnut), Sami Frens (East Third St. and South Broadway), Kate Garber (East Fourth St. and South Broadway), Bella Ornelas (West Main and Sycamore), and Lexi Slade (East Fifth St. and South Broadway).
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The artwork was created by graduating senior students in the Career Arts Program at Greenville High School. Students whose work was selected were presented with a $100 stipend, provided by Rotary of Greenville. The works were judged by members of the Main Street Greenville board and its Design Committee as well as the Mural Committee members. The winning entries will be digitized and enlarged to vinyl wraps on the power boxes. All of the students’ submitted artwork will be displayed at the Artisan Stroll. April Brubaker, director of Main Street Greenvile, said, “I was so impressed with all of the students’ work.” She called the project amazing and believes this will instill a sense of pride in the community. She hopes projects like this will inspire local youth. “They are our future,” she said.
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Mural Committee members include Brubaker, Litchfield, Wintrow, Dick Brown, Deb Shiverdecker, Matt Steyer, Jennifer Overholser, Tim Wells, Andrea Jordan, Marilyn Delk, Stephanie Schieltz-Lowder, Tamera McNulty, Greg Billing and Ashley Austerman.
Murals meet the Main Street Greenville mission of revitalizing downtown. Watch for these smaller murals and more larger ones. “Art is Power” is the first jolt.
Meet the Greenville Ohio Mural Committee!

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Greenville Ohio Mural Committe members (left to right):
Front row: Mariilyn Delk, Jennifer Overholser, Deb Shiverdecker, Eileen Litchfield, April Brubaker
Back row: Andrea Jordan, Ashley Austerman, Stephanie Schieltz-Lowder, Joe Wintrow, Timothy Wells, Matt Steyer.
Not pictured: Dick Brown and Greg Billing.