Fire Hydrant Project begins next month

After a brief hiatus, the LaFontaine Arts Council (LAC) is once again inviting members of the community of Huntington County to participate in the Hydrant Project. The Hydrant Project is a year-long public art exhibit utilizing fire hydrants located throughout the City of Huntington to paint a variety of designs that follow a common theme. The theme for 2024 is mythical creatures. Previous themes have included Disney, Comic Characters and Children’s books.

Anyone is welcome to participate, and artists are welcome to choose the hydrant location from an available list of hydrants. Hydrants will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Participants can sign up from the LAC web site at https://lafontaineartscouncil.org/hydrant-project. Designs must be submitted by August 20, 2024. Painting will commence on August 15 and to be completed by September 1, 2024.

A reception will be held on September 7, at the Huntington Arts and Entrepreneurial Center (HAEC), 32 E. Franklin Street. Maps to the hydrants with a scavenger hunt will be provided at the HAEC. More information to come, and will be available on the LAC web site.

The LaFontaine Arts Council is a volunteer board of directors that has been providing Arts in Education programming to the Huntington County Schools for over 30 years. Currently the council is funding programs including the Fort Wayne Philharmonic as well as providing all programming at the Huntington Arts and Entrepreneurial Center in the hopes of keeping Huntington’s only community art center open for many years to come. The LAC board of directors meets every fourth Tuesday at 6 p.m. and board meetings are open to the public. For more information, reach out to lafontaineartscouncil@gmail.com or visit their web site at www.lafontaineartscouncil.org.