The Fishers Art Selections Committee has selected an artist for the first public art mural project in Fishers. Hamilton Southeastern High School alum and Fishers native, Nekoda Witsken, was chosen to paint a mural in the pocket park at 116th and Jaycee Street.
“We were very excited to have 17 high-quality art proposals to choose from,” said David George, Fishers Town Council Member. “The variety in proposals shows how much talent there is in Fishers.”
The mural will focus on the history of Fishers and its commitment to family values and innovation. This is the first of future projects the Town of Fishers hopes to develop in the community. The mural will be unveiled in early November. Materials were donated courtesy of Sherwin Williams.
“I am deeply honored about the prospect of having a mural in my hometown,” said Witsken. “From painting Fishers’ snow plows with kids, to donating various paintings to charities, to working with children after school – these are the type of projects that give back to you as much as you put into the works of art.”
Witsken said her artistic talents were inspired by visual arts teacher at HSE High School, Angela Fritz. According to Fritz, Witsken consistently went above and beyond as a painter in school in her advanced placement classes for drawing and painting.
“Nekoda is just a painter at heart,” Fritz said. “She was always most excited and focused when she had color and paper in her hand. Everything she touched turned into a painting.”
Beginning last week, Whitsken began work on her mural, which will display horses and an owl in the center.
“She almost couldn’t get it done fast enough,” Fritz said.
Witsken is currently studying pre-med, history and art at Purdue University. She said she may one day open a family/pediatric practice in Fishers.
For more information or to learn more about the mural unveiling, visit www.fishers.in.us.