The new must-do destination for your Wimberley Bucket List is the new mural at the Wimberley Valley Museum at the Wimberley Institute of Cultures, 14068 RR12. Stretching to cover all four walls of a shed directly behind the museum, the hand painted mural tells the story of Wimberley at different times in its history. One side depicts the area’s first water wheel that powered a saw- and grist mill owned by William Winters in the 1850s. On another side, the mural shows the area in the late 1800s. On the mural’s north facing façade, visitors can glimpse the village as it appeared in the 1900s.
ARTIST THERESA VINCENT POSES WITH A SCENE FROM HER MURAL DEPICTING WIMBERLEY IN THE 1900S. PHOTO BY TOM BROWN
The Chamber was on hand for the unveiling of the mural last Friday as the community gathered to meet the artist, Theresa Vincent, and to celebrate its completion.
“It was important to me that the work blend in with its surroundings,” said Theresa Vincent in her remarks to the audience. “It was wonderful to finish up just as the bluebonnets were coming up around me. They provided a great final and burst of color to add to the landscapes. She credited her husband Wayne Vincent for his contribution of the three dimensional water wheel on the mural’s west face and other tasks to help complete the project.
A collaboration between WIC and WimberleyArts. org who directed the Call to Artists and the submission process, Theresa Vincent’s design was selected for its depiction of Wimberley’s history and its striking landscapes. It was financed in part by the city’s Hotel Occupancy Tax funds. Work began in November 2023.
THE CHAMBER PERFORMED A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY TO INAUGURATE THE MURAL. L TO R: DEBRA BILLUPS, WIC BOARD MEMBER, BECCA HANCOCK OF THE WIMBERLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, JOHN POE, WIC BOARD PRESIDENT, WAYNE VINCENT, AND TOM BILLUPS, WIC BOARD MEMBER. PHOTO BY TERESA KENDRICK
