EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso County is preparing for a brand-new mural that’s set to be at the El Paso County Coliseum.

Local artists are being asked to come forward with their opinions on the murals being proposed that will celebrate the County Coliseum’s 88th anniversary. The hope is that it will capture the essence of the Borderland and its people.

Interested participants can attend the art survey at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the Coliseum.

Four different local artists were hired to create a mural incorporating El Paso’s history and culture. The mural will be where the concession stands and merchandise sales are.

County Commissioner David Stout says, “Different options for the mural will be on display, and they are asking for feedback.”

The Coliseum was built in 1942, during World War II, and served as a prisoner-of-war camp for the Italian POWs during the war, Stout said. Additionally, it was also the site of the Bracero Program, which ran from 1942 to 1964, a temporary initiative to allow Mexican nationals to work in the U.S. agricultural and railroad industries.

“Tourism is a very important industry here. We have some of the richest history in the American Southwest, and part of that is our artwork. And I think the murals and the public art that we have are one of the biggest expressions of our culture and our heritage and our identity here in El Paso and our history, right? And so we want to build upon that and we want to, again, uplift the history and the legacy of the Coliseum,” Stout said.

The mural is part of the “Corazón, Historia, y Raíces” series of heritage and cultural events, which highlight the hidden histories of El Paso.

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