FAIRBORN — A group of young artists are putting up murals in some of our local communities.
Ohio funded three murals to go up in the Miami Valley — the latest being a painted mural in Downtown Fairborn.
It’s an ode to the Miami Valley’s deep connection to air and space.
“It was a no-brainer when it was brought to us,” Chase Vaughn said.
Vaughn is the lead instructor at TNT Martial Arts.
The academy’s building is the canvas and the artists are juvenile offenders from Greene County.
>> PHOTOS: Teens on probation paint mural in downtown Fairborn
“We try and build a lot of core values, discipline, respect, responsibility, and I think they’re getting a little bit of that kind of paying back to the community,” Vaughn said.
As part of a grant from Ohio’s Department of Youth Services, the project is taking shape.
“They were looking for projects that the youth could do to give back to …