It's only fitting that the Live Music Capital will now also be known as Guitar Town.

Mayor Will Wynn and Asleep at the Wheel's Ray Benson made the announcement Wednesday.

The name is part of a public arts project that will feature up to 50 10-foot tall fiberglass Gibson guitars, displayed throughout the city.

Visual artists and celebrities will be in charge of painting the guitars.

"Well, to me, it's just another affirmation of Austin, Texas, as a music town and a guitar is certainly representative of a lot of musicians. It'll be very cool to see 50 of these things spread around town not only to, it's kind of like our signature, Austin, Texas, is a music town," Benson said.

An official call for artists will be announced in late April. Local and regional artists can then submit designs.

When it's all over, the guitars will be auctioned off for charity.