Mount Airy Nc Whittlin Wall

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.

Mount airy nc whittlin wall.

It is scheduled from 3 to 5 p m. The whittling wall is a public art project located on west oak street in downtown mount airy. The recently unveiled whittling wall in historic downtown mount airy north carolina. It features eight brick sculptures of local icons who helped shape mount airy s history and culture.

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 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. 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.