Youth center mural gets a facelift

Nonprofit invites kids to help paint portion of new mural

Josh Arias, who leads a nonprofit called Impact Art, works with Addi Aschenbrener, left, and Daylynn Egger, two of several youth who volunteered to help paint the lower portion of a mural at the Hamilton County Youth Center.
Josh Arias, who leads a nonprofit called Impact Art, works with Addi Aschenbrener, left, and Daylynn Egger, two of several youth who volunteered to help paint the lower portion of a mural at the Hamilton County Youth Center.

Local youth broke out the spray paint Saturday to lend their energy and creativity to a mural project at the Hamilton County Youth Center. The north wall of the facility just off the downtown square will be getting a two-phase update, with kids invited to help paint the bottom half on Saturday with the help of Lincoln-based artist Josh Arias, who helped the center previously with an indoor mural. …