(Radio Iowa) – Thirty Iowa cities – including Adair, Greenfield, Harlan, Mt. Ayr and Villisca – have entered a state contest to win a large-scale public mural for their community. The design and painting will be done by Iowa City artist Thomas Agran who has been commissioned by non-profits, cities and corporations to do over 50 murals in the past decade. Each city competing for a mural submitted a one-minute video to showcase the attributes of their town. A few of the videos, like Jefferson’s, directly referenced the potential mural.

A group from Osceola County hopes to put the mural on an agricultural museum in Sibley.

Online voting to determine the three finalists ends on Tuesday, October 15th at 5 p.m. See this link to watch the videos and cast a vote. Other communities that are vying for the mural include: Waverly; Osceola County/Sibley; Oelwein; Fort Dodge; Fort Madison; Fairfield; Indianola; Lone Tree; Boone; Pocahontas; Quad Cities; LeClaire; West Branch; Manchester; Rock Rapids; Sac City; Jefferson; Ames; Cedar Rapids; Elkader; Spencer, and Osceola.