LEE, Mass. — Out of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts, Lee was selected to participate in the "50 in 50" Project. 

 

Renee has already completed murals in towns in West Virginia, Wyoming, Idaho, and Iowa, among other places. 

 

Renee received close to 300 nominations but only has about 18 states accounted for, so she is still in need of more nominations for a state yet to be completed. More information here. 

 

When selecting a town, Renee looks at chamber of commerce websites and visitor center information to learn more about the area. 

 

Lee marks the 11th town she has completed and will now be moving on to Morristown, Vt., for her next project, which she will do with some schoolchildren.

 

The goal is to "highlight the community and small businesses within each town and really give people a reason to travel to all of the murals [and] get to know the area that they'd be going to," Renee said at Friday's celebration of the mural.