Culture - Elkhart, IN Art League Allowing Artists to Legally Graffiti Its Building

This is one of the coolest things to happen in my area in a long time. An art association in Elkhart, IN (Northern Indiana) is now allowing artists to freely tag their building without fear of getting arrested or fined. The Vice President of the Art League, Ellen Ridenour, said that she, "just felt like if they had a free place that they could actually do graffiti here and they can actually show their artwork we thought maybe it would stop the graffiti in other parts of Elkhart." I personally know several writers with amazing talent and I think this is a super cool thing. There are ground rules, swear words and gang related symbols will be painted over, so even something seen in a negative light, like graffiti, is now being brought into a more positive light. Personally, I can't wait to get out there and add my own touch to it.