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Gort manufacturing company commissions artwork to raise public morale during pandemic

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Gort manufacturing company commissions artwork to raise public morale during pandemic

Galway Bay fm newsroom:

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A Gort tabletop manufacturing company has commissioned a special art piece to raise public morale during the ongoing pandemic.

Topform has retained the services of local artist Shona MacGilli/vray to create a mural for the exterior of the factory on Tubber Road in the town

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The colourful mural contains a large blue butterfly and is accompanied by the famous Nina Simone song lyrics "it's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life."

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The company hopes the artwork will remind passersby that the coronavirus pandemic won't last forever.

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