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The deals are part of a wave of seven murals done this year as part of the town&#8217;s public art strategy to keep continuously cycling artwork through the community. &#8220;We had a little peek at them and we think the public are really going to enjoy it,&#8221; Mayor Marc Thorne told Brunswick News. 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At the town council meeting Aug. 18, councillors voted to make deals with six artists totalling $63,500 for new public art projects. The deals are part of a wave of seven murals done this year as part of the town&#8217;s public art strategy to keep continuously cycling artwork through the community. &#8220;We had a little peek at them and we think the public are really going to enjoy it,&#8221; Mayor Marc Thorne told Brunswick News. 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