12/12/2022
From today’s :
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In the spring of 2020, during protests following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others, artists converged Downtown in Columbus to add their voices and their talent to the social dissent.
On plywood covering storefronts and building windows, the artists painted murals with a variety of themes: support for the protests and the Black Lives Matter movement, memorials to the victims, and messages of resilience and hope.
In all, about 200 murals were created by Black and white artists alike throughout the Downtown area and especially on Capitol Square. The Greater Columbus Arts Council coordinated the project under the heading and paid artists a fee of about $250. Many artists donated that money to charity.
Now, an encompassing and more permanent record of the murals is available in the book “Art Activism Action,” produced by the Warhol & WALL ST agency and created and published by GCAC.
“Art Activism Action” was designed by Shene Brownlee and edited by Donna Marbury. It is a coffee table-style book of 225 pages filled with color images of the murals, photographs from the protest, artist interviews and essays. Among the contributing writers are Dispatch features editor Erica Thompson and Dispatch reporter Micah Walker.
In addition to the essays and images, the interactive book includes a variety of on-topic short films, dances and poetry readings – all available via QR codes.
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