South Pittsburg board OKs artistic crosswalks near elementary school

Photo by Ryan Lewis

SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. – A unique brand of art may soon be displayed around South Pittsburg Elementary School.

During the citizens’ comments portion of the South Pittsburg City Commission’s August meeting, Beth Duggar, president of the town’s National Cornbread Festival, requested permission to do an art project on the streets near the school.

“It’s called street crossing art,” she said.

Duggar said artist Margaret Tucker, owner of a local art studio called The Creative Zone, is willing to do the work, and the project would involve painting the crosswalks on Third Street, Fourth Street and Holly Avenue.

“She’s a great artist,” Duggar said. “She’s willing to paint this without any costs. We wanted to kind of make it whimsical since it’s for the elementary school [children].”