Pulaski Community Middle School students work on the “BE KIND” art installation outside North Shore Bank.

Residents of Pulaski will see a colorful reminder about kindness this summer in front of the community’s North Shore Bank branch. The bank is partnering with Green Bay area artist Gregory Frederic and the Pulaski Community Middle School to paint 7-foot letters that spell out “BE KIND.”

The artist and students collaborated to design the art installation, Pulaski’s first public art project of the season. Painting takes place this week between 3 and 5 p.m., and the community is encouraged to stop by and see the artists in action!

The completed artwork will be unveiled during a news conference at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, and it will be on display in front of the bank through August. 03335

This effort is part of North Shore Bank’s “Bank on Kindness™” initiative, where the bank encourages the spread of kindness through events, activations, and installations like Pulaski’s BE KIND letters.

This is North Shore Bank’s third summer of working with local artists to bring the “BE KIND” message to one of the communities it serves. In 2022, the bank commissioned a Milwaukee artist to design and paint the extra-tall letters on the land in front of its North End branch and a Waukesha artist to design and paint the letters that were on display in Pewaukee next to the branch there in 2023.

“As a community bank, we’re always looking for fun and positive ways to engage our neighbors. What better way to continue to spread our Bank on Kindness message than a giant reminder, designed and painted by a talented local artist, along with the Pulaski Middle School Art Club,” said Katie Longsine, branch manager of North Shore Bank.