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Our neighbors at the Washington Gladden Social Justice Park unveiled a new sculpture yesterday, adding to the existing public works of art on view within the park. “One Single Garment of Destiny," inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail," was created by @julianvossandreae and @climatesanity.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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This is ALL fabric! We’ll be showcasing the work of Columbus artist @donceecoulter in the new year!

#artmakescbus

“My foray into making art began as a young teen when I responded to one of the Draw Me ads for an artist correspondence course. I was lauded for recreating the picture, but sadly my family did not have the funds for the course. From then, to young adulthood, I would create for my pleasure; I created program covers for events, in which I participated, I wrote poetry, I worked with clay and I knitted. Always wanting to expand my creative abilities, I took weaving and several jewelry making classes at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center. Presently, I continue to create for my pleasure with the Creative Women of Color, which is a collective of African-American women artists whose mission is to inspire and provide a creative connection with the community, and for my business, The Gift Box—Where Creative Ideas Are Crafted™. These outlets have allowed me to share my mixed-media art and unique jewelry pieces, many of which incorporate West African designs with contemporary aesthetics.”
—Beryl K. Thompson, jewelry designer, mixed media and textile artist
Seen here: Beryl K. Thompson in front of a new mural at the at the King Arts Complex by AdaObi (@adaobii11), Lance Johnson (@lanceljart) and Marcus William Billingsley (@marcusthecarcass)
Photo Credit: Alexis McCrimmon
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99 of the #artunitescbus murals that were on boarded windows downtown and in the Short North are now installed in nine sites: Coleman’s Pointe, Easton, Huntington (downtown), King Arts Complex, Lincoln Theatre, Marron Arts Group Box Park, McConnell Arts Center and in the Short North. 97 of the murals are installed outdoors for you to safely visit through Jan. 19, 2021! Find all of the installations in the columbusmakesart.com public art database. #artmakescbus #publicart

@ahernandezart working in a dope-ass mural for @jackieosbrewery downtown cbus locale. #artmakescbus #publicart

“Would you believe me if I told you I was raised by a book? Yes. Really I was. Well, not just a book, lots of books, many books, all kinds of books. Growing up in Detroit with a deep curiosity about almost everything and a passion for reading, books became a lifeline for me. Not only were they a way to escape, books allowed me to navigate a world of missed and miseducation, of feeling dumb. School? Who went to school to learn? I went to school to socialize (and because my parents made me). For real learning I turned to the library with an abiding faith that whatever I desired to know was available in that repository of knowledge. And I desired to learn everything. I don’t know how I learned to read and I cannot remember a time when I couldn’t. Curiosity and my love of reading have guided my life’s work. What a joy it is to learn and explore and to have the ability to share that joy with children who may think of themselves, as I once did, as not smart or stupid. Children who hide feelings of inadequacy behind challenging behavior or withdrawal, children who almost dare you to see them. And I do, I see them.”

Janet George, multi-media artist

Photo: Janet George with Adinkra Fence by Andrew F. Scott in the KWANZAA Playground at English Park.
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One wall. Two days. Many hands. Making Cbus better #deliverblackdreams #artmakescbus #artunitescbus @maroonartsgroup @lisamclymont @ajsunami @hakimsartnstuff @mrshortscreates @jamigoldstein

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