The Cambridge Arts Council will host a gathering for residents of Cambridge and Jeffersonville to meet Sarah Rutherford, the artist selected to paint murals on the silos on the former Bell-Gates property. The gathering will be held on Thursday, 5 November 2015, 4:00-6:00PM at Visions of Vermont Gallery Carriage Barn. A Rochester, N.Y., native and a graduate of the University of Vermont, Sarah has painted more than 30 murals, bringing extensive experience to the project. "Vermont is a really important place to me," said Sarah. "Ultimately, I would like these murals to bring pride to the current residents for the rich history of the generations that came before, and for the beautiful home they are passing down to their children."

The artist will also be meeting with students at Johnson State College to explore engaging the students as assistants or interns on the project. Cambridge Elementary School students will share their “history books” with the artist that were made during 3rd grade to help inform preliminary designs for the silo murals. The first design draft is due in January 2016.