March 10, 2022
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The Smithville-DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce made a successful request to the “Art for Cops” organization for artwork for the new Smithville Police Department. Chamber Director Suzanne Williams made the presentation to Smithville Mayor Josh Miller and Smithville Police Chief Mark Collins who accepted the art piece on behalf of the department. The abstract artwork, titled “Brothers and Sisters in Blue,” was done by artist, Cindy Shepard of Nashville, whose goal is to honor and pay tribute to police departments around the country.
After the 2020 Christmas Day bombing in Nashville, Cindy Shepard chose to begin giving her work to police departments and to the organizations, like the Smithville-DeKalb County Chamber, that support law enforcement.
According to Cindy, “That’s when I decided to quit selling my paintings and begin donating all of them to support law enforcement. It’s such a tiny little thing, I know. But I wanted – no, needed – to do something to show my appreciation of law enforcement, and this is my humble way of doing it.”
For more information about Art for Cops and the story behind Cindy Shepard and her mission to honor law enforcement, visit the website at: artforcops.com.