{"id":409901,"date":"2020-01-29T13:53:28","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T18:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/?p=409901"},"modified":"2020-01-29T13:53:28","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T18:53:28","slug":"welland-tribune-graphic-designer-and-nc-alumnus-drives-welland-mural-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/2020\/01\/29\/welland-tribune-graphic-designer-and-nc-alumnus-drives-welland-mural-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Welland Tribune: Graphic designer and NC alumnus drives Welland mural project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This story in\u00a0<em>The Welland Tribune<\/em> features graphic designer Aldo Parrotta who brought the idea of the Bell Box Mural Project &#8211; started in Toronto &#8211; to the city of Welland. Parotta is a Niagara College alumnus (Fine Arts, 1991). Parotta approached Welland city council, requesting funding to paint the Bell boxes in the city &#8211; a request that has since been approved in the 2020 budget.<\/p>\n<p>Parotta has spearheaded a campaign among local artists in hopes of beautifying the rose city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandtribune.ca\/news-story\/9831207-mural-project-to-brighten-bell-boxes-across-welland\/\">Read the January 26 story at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This story in\u00a0The Welland Tribune features graphic designer Aldo Parrotta who brought the idea of the Bell Box Mural Project &#8211; started in Toronto &#8211; to the city of Welland. Parotta is a Niagara College alumnus (Fine Arts, 1991). 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