The Sweet Auburn Mural Project

The idea

The past year and a half have been tough for many reasons and have reminded us, yet again, of the problems that communities of color have continually experienced. Vulnerability deserves to be met with real action. For these reasons, this program was founded to utilize art to help tell the stories of those people – both past and present – who never stood down to the pressure of society. This is a project about ‘Honoring Local Heroes through Research-Based Art.’ We believe that to advance collectively we must learn from one another about the narratives that define us both as individuals and as a community. Though these stories are not taught in our education systems, they have significant place and meaning and deserve to be recovered. Thus, through the creation of these portrait murals, we hope that our partnership with selected artists will help us celebrate the true history of our city.