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Art Hounds: Mankato silos come alive in public art project

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large silos painted with images of young children dancing
For the past two years, artist Guido Van Helten has been creating a mural on the exterior of the Ardent Mills silos in Mankato, Minn. The silos are located adjacent to the site of the mass hanging of 38 Dakota men in 1862.
Courtesy of Twin Rivers Arts
This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.