Mount Airy Nc Whittlin Wall

The whittling wall is a public art project located on west oak street in downtown mount airy.

Mount airy nc whittlin wall.

The recently unveiled whittling wall in historic downtown mount airy north carolina. It is scheduled from 3 to 5 p m. Department of commerce to provide a downtown enhancement. You can visit the whittling wall and get a better sense of who we are in mount airy artisans musicians educators small business owners and hard working people who make mount airy what it is.

The whittling wall project was made possible by a downtown revitalization grant from the north carolina department of commerce the city of mount airy mount airy downtown inc and private donations from the citizens of mount airy. The whittler reflects that the wall has been called the whittling wall for decades since men would gather here and whittle while waiting for their wives to finish shopping. The whittling wall project in downtown mount airy namely its eight sculptures of notable local individuals will be celebrated in a program on sunday. The whittling wall project is being funded by a 94 340 grant awarded to mount airy last year by the n c.