Department of commerce to provide a downtown enhancement.
Mount airy nc whittlin wall.
The whittling wall project is being funded by a 94 340 grant awarded to mount airy last year by the n c.
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.
It is scheduled from 3 to 5 p m.
Six of the sculptures are of notable folks from mount airy including donna fargo.
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 is a public art project located on west oak street in downtown mount airy.
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 other two sculptures are of a generic whittler and a mill worker.