In 2018, Franklin received another installment of public art as part of its “Color the County” program.  The program was begun in 2016 to celebrate the Johnson County Community Foundation’s 25th anniversary.  Each year, at least two murals are designed and created by local artists for towns in Johnson County.  There is usually a community paint day for each mural where locals are invited to participate using a “paint by number” system that the artist(s) have created for them.

A bridge underpass on the Franklin Greenway Trail and Young’s Creek was selected on South Main Street for this mural.  Artist Erin Davis, a Franklin resident and owner of Crystal Graphics in Whiteland, was selected to design and create the mural. The mural consists of brightly colored triangles stacked into rows that stretch across the expanse.  The ends of the wall that flare out from the underpass each have a light purple silhouette of a bird in flight. The street-art vibe and updated quilt patterning (Davis also teaches quilting) are simultaneously down-home and fresh.