For one Saturday, each September, Morrison’s downtown is transformed into an outdoor canvas for hundreds of amateur artists of all ages who gather to Paint the Town. The Children’s Art Preservation Association created this unique family art event as a way for the community to participate in the arts together, as families and individuals. The focus of the event is the painting of five- foot squares
on and around Morrison’s Main Street. The number of squares painted has grown steadily since the event’s debut in 1994, when 250 squares were painted, to 1,538 squares by more than 2,000 children, families and individuals during Paint the Town 2010. More than 6,000 attend the event annually to enjoy the painting, variety of entertainment, and great food. To celebrate its 17th season, the 2011 event will offer 1,600 squares for painting; each a frame and canvas ready to receive the original work of these artists.
