MILES CITY — What began as one woman’s effort to bring more color and creativity to her hometown has become a community-wide movement, transforming Miles City’s downtown one wall at a time.

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If you take a quick drive down Main Street, it will be hard to miss the growing gallery of color across its walls. It's thanks to the vision and efforts of local resident Kelsey Merritt.

"I spend a lot of time lurking up and down Main Street and trying to find empty walls where we could fit some public art," said Merritt.

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She launched the Miles City Downtown Art Walk in 2024 as a volunteer-led initiative to support local artist

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