Designs for a proposed new outdoor mural will be unveiled Monday, Feb. 7, at a public meeting held by the Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Arts Council.

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the conference room at the Grandview Heights Public Library.

"We're encouraging everyone to attend the meeting," said Ruthanne James, Arts Council president.

The mural design is being created by Mike Dexter of Iannarino Dexter Creative. Dexter has designed the posters for every Lazy Daze festival.

The mural will be painted on the wall at the library auxiliary parking lot located across Oakland Avenue from the library, James said.

"It's a kind of beautification project," she said of the mural.

The council's goal is to get the mural painted in time for the Lazy Daze festival in July, James said.

The mural project would have to receive the city's approval before it can proceed, she said.

"Anyone who's seen the posters Mike Dexter has designed for Lazy Daze knows he does classy, beautiful work," James said. "I can hardly wait to see what design he's come up with for the mural."

Monday's meeting will also include a discussion of plans for the 18th Lazy Daze festival, which will be held July 23.

"We'd like to get many people involved with the planning for the festival as possible," James said.

The council is looking for volunteers for a number of committees that will be involved in the preparation for the festival, she said.

The council will also be holding a '50s-themed member appreciation and recruitment night event on March 4, James said. The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the DK Diner, 1715 W. Third Ave.

The evening will include art exhibits.

The cost for non-members is $10 per person, which can be applied toward arts council membership dues.

RSVPs should be sent by Feb. 25 to ghmcartscouncil@gmail.com.

"We'll looking to get more people to join the arts council and help us in our mission to promote and encourage the arts in our community," James said. "We're small but mighty."

Last year, the arts council was able to present its first scholarship, she said.

The scholarship fund was established through the Columbus Foundation, mostly from the proceeds from the Lazy Daze festival, which serves as the council's main fundraiser, James said.

Another scholarship will be presented this year to a Grandview or Marble Cliff resident who will be pursing an education in an arts-related field, she said.

More information about the arts council is available at www.ghmcartscouncil.org.