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'Pocket Park' for Local Art Coming to Paducah's Downtown

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A vacant lot on South Second Street in downtown Paducah is being converted into a "pocket park" for local art.

A pocket park is a small space for public gatherings and Paducah city planner Steve Ervin calls it the perfect revitalization effort for a municipal space now used mostly for refuse collection.

While the park is adult-oriented, with no playground equipment for children, the art displayed can be appreciated by all ages.

“The Paducah art school, the ceramics department is actually having the students create the glazed tiles that will be all along the planner and the bench walls, so it’s going to be a bright space with a lot of art and creativity," said downtown development specialist Melinda Winchester.

The rotating sculptures planned for the park will provide local artists an opportunity to display their work throughout the year. Shade panels and a large tree are also planned for the park.

Owners of the nearby Tribeca Mexican Cuisine and Cassity's have committed to maintaining the new park through the Paducah Civic Beautification Board's "Adopt a Spot" program.

Midstates Construction, Inc. submitted the lowest bid for the project at a little over $44,000. 

Nicole Erwin is a Murray native and started working at WKMS during her time at Murray State University as a Psychology undergraduate student. Nicole left her job as a PTL dispatcher to join the newsroom after she was hired by former News Director Bryan Bartlett. Since, Nicole has completed a Masters in Sustainable Development from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia where she lived for 2 1/2 years.
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