Eagles Mural Adds to Downtown Vibrancy

Holdrege Native Amy Lynn Stevenson Leads Latest Painting

Holdrege’s newest mural was completed at the end of May on the north side of the Holdrege Eagles Club at 223 West Ave.

The Eagles Club hired Holdrege native and artist Amy Lynn Stevenson to design and lead the mural painting, which features an American flag and an eagle.

Stevenson started painting the mural in late April and was assisted by her former art student, Hallie J. Snyder, and Bertrand art teacher Scott Schwarz.

“I am so thrilled and honored to have the opportunity to create the largest mural and work of art in my life and in my hometown of Holdrege that I dearly love,” said Stevenson, a 1991 Holdrege High School graduate. “I personally have to thank Mark Beam and the Eagles Club for chasing down this dream for me.” 

Stevenson is a professional artist/illustrator/muralist and instructor who lives in Ojai, Calif. She has taught at the ESU 11’s Summer Honors program in Holdrege for several years. She also taught painting classes at Central Community College while in Holdrege for the mural painting. 

The Eagles mural, along with other upcoming Eagles Club projects, will honor the memory of Jacob Kimberly, a veteran and Eagles member who died in a motorcycle accident in July 2024.

The mural project was funded by grants from PCDC, the Phelps County Visitors Committee, and Eagles club donors. One of PCDC’s priorities is creating more vibrant downtowns, and murals are one way to do that.

Stevenson and the other artists were grateful to the local residents who stopped by to watch the mural progress and who attended the Meet the Muralists event once the mural was completed.