The Festival of Murals is a yearly festival taking place in Wayne County, Indiana

Wayne County, Indiana

Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,917. The county seat is Richmond.-History:...

 and is a summer-long artistic presentation and competition among mural artists. The Festival of Murals starts in each June with selected artists unveiling their designs in the county seat of Richmond, Indiana

Richmond, Indiana

Richmond is a city largely within Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, United States, which borders Ohio. The city also includes the Richmond Municipal Airport, which is in Boston Township and separated from the rest of the city...

. Artists paint murals within Wayne County during June and July and public voting during August selects the winner. The winning mural/artist receives a grand prize of $5,000.00 and all other participants receive $1,000.00 stipends. The competition ends in September with the Annual Music Festival which celebrates Richmond's Gennett Records

Gennett Records

Gennett was a United States based record label which flourished in the 1920s.-Label history:Gennett records was founded in Richmond, Indiana by the Starr Piano Company, and released its first records in October 1917. The company took its name from its top managers: Harry, Fred and Clarence Gennett....

recording roots. The festival also has a "community mural" project.