Public art boosts downtown Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park is beautifying its downtown through the help of public art created by a local artist.

Kelly Galley moved to Lincoln Park in 2004 when her husband Todd set up Todd Galley Family Chiropractic on Fort Street, the Downriver suburb's main drag. Not long after that, she began painting rocks at the local Farmer's Market. The self-taught artist's work proved to be a local hit, breathing a little more life into a struggling downtown.

"We got down here and saw it needed some life and identity," Galley says. She liked rock painting "because each one provided a different canvas."

That caught the attention of leaders, who then hired her to paint a mural on the Downtown Development Authority's truck and holiday art in the windows of vacant buildings. Galley describes her art as folkish with bright colors.

"We have a lot of empty spots and buildings that just sit there," Galley says. "I want to paint them and hopefully encourage people to do something with them."

Source: Kelly Galley, downtown Lincoln Park artist
Writer: Jon Zemke

Public art boosts downtown Lincoln Park

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