Inspire Change for a Collaborative Future

Public Art

Jun 8

Written By Elsewhere Living Museum & Artist Residency

Happy Juneteenth! Last week the finishing touches were put on the mural and today we invite you to celebrate that with us. Organized by Darlene McClinton @dj...

Local artist, professor, and entrepreneur Darlene McClinton worked with black artists and volunteers to create a visual narrative of purity, possibility, and pride on the front of Elsewhere’s building.

The mural starts with a hand passing down a seed to a young Black girl. We follow her as she ages. Through her reflection, she abandons shame and is able to look back on her life without resentment. This mural blossomed from pain but it is not limited by it. The butterfly wings are proof of this. Something beautiful happens when Black people tell their stories, everybody gets inspired.

ARTISTS

Darlene McClinton
Jamin Guinyard aka JaySquids
Neidy Perdomo
Karena “Kidd” Graves
Tambra Parsons
Quadasia “Lady Q” Prescod
Xavier Carrington
Phillip Marsh

VOLUNTEERS
Matthew Giddings
Jennifer Meanley
Derek Toomes
Thea Cohen

Artist Interviews

This project was a collaborative mural organized by The Artist Bloc and produced over the course of a few days in the second week of June 2020. Darlene McCli...

This project was a collaborative mural organized by The Artist Bloc and produced over the course of a few days in the second week of June 2020. Tambra Parson...

This project was a collaborative mural organized by The Artist Bloc and produced over the course of a few days in the second week of June 2020. Xavier Carrin...

This project was a collaborative mural organized by The Artist Bloc and produced over the course of a few days in the second week of June 2020. Jay Squid was...

This project was a collaborative mural organized by The Artist Bloc and produced over the course of a few days in the second week of June 2020. Karena "Kidd"...

This project was a collaborative mural organized by The Artist Bloc and produced over the course of a few days in the second week of June 2020. Quadasia "Lad...

This project was a collaborative mural organized by The Artist Bloc and produced over the course of a few days in the second week of June 2020. Neidy Perdomo...