Enough is Enough Street Mural, Seattle, WA
"Black Lives Matter Enough is Enough" is painted on the pavement. "Black Lives Matter" is painted in black, and "Enough is Enough" is painted in red.
Sharinna Travleso
<p><span>The </span><i><span>Enough is Enough</span></i><span> street art mural in Seattle, Washington features the phrase “Black Lives Matter” painted in large black letters on the sidewalk with the phrase “Enough is Enough” written underneath it in italic red letters. The work is in front of the Seattle City Hall and was sanctioned by the city in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement using funds from the BLM relief fund. The piece was requested by several community groups, including the Center on Contemporary Art and the Onyx Fine Arts Collective. The design for the mural was created by a muralist for the Seattle Department of Transportation. That same department is also responsible for the upkeep of the mural, which is to be maintained by the city for at least the next 5 years. It was important to the Seattle community that the mural be created on city property, specifically in front of city hall, to demonstrate the government’s commitment to creating positive change for minority populations. Mayor of Seattle Jenny Durkan said, “For years to come, all those who pass through Fourth and Cherry will see this celebration of the profound impact the Black Lives Matter movement is having on our city and country. I’m grateful to our community partners and City staff who made this installation a reality” (Zhou). The promised maintenance of the mural also reaffirms the government’s commitment to this cause. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span> </span><span>This is not the only Black Lives Matter mural in Seattle, as other murals have popped up around the city following the months of protesting in 2020. A similar mural with the phrase “Black Lives Matter” in large letters is painted on the street on Seattle City Hill. In this mural, each large letter was designed by a different artist of the Black community. This mural is also guaranteed to be maintained by the city for the next 5 years as the city has agreed to pay the artists to return to the mural once a year to touch up their letters. </span><span> </span></p>
<p>Sources</p>
<p><span>Lewis Kamb. "How the Black Lives Matter Street Mural Came Together on Seattle's Capitol Hill."</span><i><span> The Seattle times</span></i><span>, Jun 12, 2020</span><i><span>. Global News & ABI/Inform Professional</span></i><span>, </span><a href="https://search.proquest.com/docview/2412015044."><span>https://search.proquest.com/docview/2412015044.</span></a><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Zhou, Amanda. "Seattle Black Lives Matter Mural Takes Message to the Street."</span><i><span> The Seattle times</span></i><span>, Sep 23, 2021</span><i><span>. Global News & ABI/Inform Professional</span></i><span>, </span><a href="https://search.proquest.com/docview/2575193968."><span>https://search.proquest.com/docview/2575193968.</span></a><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Researched by Katie Sadowski</span></p>
Image <a href="https://durkan.seattle.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2021/09/6EB74DE8-A21D-4E03-BD0A-FF007DFAA6B5.jpeg">URL</a><br /><br />News Coverage by <a href="https://durkan.seattle.gov/2021/09/new-long-term-black-lives-matter-public-art-piece-installed-at-seattle-city-hall/">Seattle Government </a>
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Artist: Sharinna Travleso
Photographer: City of Seattle
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Black Lives Matter Street Mural, Renton, WA
"Black Lives Matter" is painted on the pavement. "Black" and "Matter" are painted in yellow, and "Lives" is painted in black.
The mural was organized by The OWL Project, Renton Residents for Change, and the Renton-King County Alliance for Justice. There was also wide support from community members.
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Photographer: Renton BLM Street Mural
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Black Lives Matter Street Mural, West Seattle, WA
"Black Lives Matter" is painted in various colors on the pavement.
The mural was organized by West Seattle Art Nest and West Seattle Art for Social Justice.
Adonis Piper, Gloria Cropper, Jasmine Iona Brown, Jaymin Brown, Jolyn GC, Lashanna Williams, Raquel Stewart, Saiyana Suzumura, and Vanessa Musonwa
Image <a href="https://www.facebook.com/westseattleartnest/photos/we-want-to-continue-voicing-our-support-for-the-phenomenal-artists-that-dedicate/2817712518463177/">URL</a><br /><br />News Coverage by <a href="https://westseattleblog.com/2020/07/west-seattle-art-junction-blm-street-mural-phase-1/">West Seattle Blog</a> and <a href="https://westseattleblog.com/2020/07/happening-now-artists-at-work-on-west-seattle-junctions-black-lives-matter-street-mural/">West Seattle Blog</a><br /><br />Facebook post by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/westseattleartnest/photos/we-want-to-continue-voicing-our-support-for-the-phenomenal-artists-that-dedicate/2817712518463177/">West Seattle Art Nest</a>
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Artists: Adonis Piper, Gloria Cropper, Jasmine Iona Brown, Jaymin Brown, Jolyn GC, Lashanna Williams, Raquel Stewart, Saiyana Suzumura, and Vanessa Musonwa
Photographer: West Seattle Art Nest
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Black Lives Matter Street Mural, Port Townsend, WA
Black Lives Matter is painted on the pavement. Each of the letters has a different color and design.
Image <a href="https://www.facebook.com/worldsendporttownsend/posts/3745075818841856">URL</a><br /><br />News Coverage by <a href="https://www.ptleader.com/stories/council-oks-downtown-black-lives-matter-mural,69686?">The Leader</a> and <a href="https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/black-lives-matter-mural-to-preceed-juneteeth-celebrations-in-port-townsend/">Peninsula Daily News</a>
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Photographer: Jeffry Eichen
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Black Lives Matter Street Mural Seattle, WA
“Black Lives Matter” in street-width letters has been painted on East Pine Street in Seattle, on a block that is part of what protesters have named the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, aka CHAZ. A Belltown small-business owner, with the help of a friend, painted the big white letters. Next, he contacted artists, all Black or people of color, to embellish each letter. All the paint has been donated.
Kimisha Turner, Perry Porter, Angelina, Perri Rhoden, Ari, @drakesignanddesign on Instagram, Stat, Aramis Hamer, Pretty Boy Bary, Snekeone, BT, T-Dub Customs, and Afro.
<p><span>The Black Lives Matter street mural in Seattle, Washington, is located near the town's city hall on East Pine Street, between 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue. This mural was originally created in June of 2020 during the occupation of Capitol Hill by protesters in the area, which is referred to as either Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) or Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ). </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Takiyah Ward and Joe Nix communicated and worked with 16 other Seattle artists of Black and indigenous descent to create this mural. Each artist worked on a single letter to spell out "Black Lives Matter" on the street. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>List of the name of each artist involved, in the same order as the letters: Kimisha Turner, Perry Porter, Angelina Villalobos, Perri Rhoden, ARI Glass, Cody Kalani, Teddy Phillips, Aramis O. Hamer, Barry Johnson, San Sneke, Moses Sun, Brandon Thomas, Takiyah Ward, Future Crystals, and AFROSPK. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Many of these artists who were originally involved in the creation of the mural formed Vivid Matter Collective. </span><span>Today, the mural is maintained by that same group of artists and the Seattle Department of Transportation. The group met with the City of Seattle's Office of Arts and Culture to ensure that this mural would become a part of the community permanently. The mural was created in late June of 2020, but by late September the letters were already chipping and/or fading, so there was concern over what would be done to make sure that this mural wouldn't be lost for good. Before this mural became </span><span>permanent the letters were all the same white color, but after the letters were etched into the street, the mural became more personalized and colorful. To the Vivid Matter Collective, as well as many others who live in Seattle, the act of etching these letters into the road is of huge significance. However, Takiyah Ward made it clear that "...etching the phrase into concrete is one step in a long journey the city needs to take toward racial justice."</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span> </span><span>Researched by the Urban Art Mapping Team</span></p>
<p><span>Sources:</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Browning, Paige. "Made in the CHOP, Seattle's BLM mural to become permanent." KUOW, 22 Sept. 2020. </span><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/made-in-the-chop-seattle-s-blm-mural-to-be-permanent"><span>https://www.kuow.org/stories/made-in-the-chop-seattle-s-blm-mural-to-be-permanent</span><span>Links to an external site.</span></a><span> </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Vansynghel, Margo. "16 artists, 1 message: Seattle's Black Lives Matter mural a year later." Crosscut, 2 June, 2021. </span><a href="https://crosscut.com/culture/2021/06/16-artists-1-message-seattles-black-lives-matter-mural-year-later"><span>https://crosscut.com/culture/2021/06/16-artists-1-message-seattles-black-lives-matter-mural-year-later</span><span>Links to an external site.</span></a><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Kamb, Lewis. "How the Black Lives Matter street mural came together on Seattle's Capitol Hill." The Seattle Times, 12 June, 2020.</span><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/how-the-black-lives-matter-street-mural-came-together-on-seattles-capitol-hill/"><span>https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/how-the-black-lives-matter-street-mural-came-together-on-seattles-capitol-hill/</span><span>Links to an external site.</span></a><span> </span></p>
<p><a href="https://denverite.com/2021/05/28/protests-over-racial-inequity-changed-denver-a-year-later-street-art-fences-and-boarded-up-buildings-remain/"><span>https://denverite.com/2021/05/28/protests-over-racial-inequity-changed-denver-a-year-later-street-art-fences-and-boarded-up-buildings-remain/</span></a><span> </span><span> </span></p>
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Artist: Kimisha Turner (Instagram: @kimishaturner), Perry Porter (Instagram: @perrypaints), Angelina (Instagram: @onesevennine), Perri Rhoden (Instagram: @thecurlynugget), Ari (Instagram: @thesoufender), @drakesignanddesign on Instagram, Stat (Instgram: @stattheartist), Aramis Hamer (Instagram: @aohamer), Pretty Boy Bary (Instagram: @barryjohnson.co), Snekeone (Instagram: @snekeism ), BT (Instagram: artbreakerbt ), T-Dub Customs (Instagram: @tdubcustoms), and Afro (Instagram: @thekingfroshow).
Photographer: Kyle Kotajarvi
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Defund the Police Street Mural, Washington D.C., WA
"Defund The Police" is painted in yellow, white, and orange on the street.
Image <a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZ3jN9LXQAEz-vK?format=jpg&name=large">URL</a>.<br /><br />June 06, 2020 <a href="https://twitter.com/amanduhgomez/status/1269420504680669186?s=20">Tweet</a> from Amanda Michelle Gomez.
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Photographer: Amanda Michelle Gomez
Organized and sponsored by: DC Black Lives Matter and M4BL
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Matter = Defund the Police Street Mural, Washington D.C., WA
"Matter = Defund the Police" is painted in yellow on the street.
DC Black Lives Matter and M4BLDC Black Lives Matter were assisted by volunteers/protestors.
Image <a href="https://preview.redd.it/sts7mr6oth351.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=3515c0ab591ca488bfc9585bc10becbda7e03d51">URL</a> from Reddit<br /><br />News coverage from <a href="https://twitter.com/schmidtsam7/status/1269436370193469441?s=20">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/local/305/2020/06/08/872234932/activists-painted-defund-the-police-next-to-the-new-black-lives-matter-mural">NPR</a>, and <a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/defund-the-police-new-mural-painted-on-16th-steet-near-black-lives-matter-mural">Wijla</a>.
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Justice for Manny
This mural depicts a portrait of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who is a victim of police brutality. He is painted in shades of blue, orange, green, brown, and yellow. Around Manny's head are circles, which are similar to halos. To the left of the portrait the message "Justice for Manny" is written in black letters in blue boxes.
Adika Bell, Christopher Paul Jordan, David Long, and Breyahna Monet
Manuel (Manny) Ellis was murdered by Tacoma Police on March 3, 2020. The police and sheriff's department insisted Manny died from drugs and a heart issue, but the medical examiner's report ruled it homicide by hypoxia due to physical restraint (e.g. the police strangled him to death). Witnesses videotaped the incident, observing that Manny was tasered, beaten, hogtied, held to the ground under an officer's knee, and had a spit hood put over his head. The Washington State Office of the Attorney General charged the officers on May 27, 2021. The officers posted bail the next day.
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Instagram handles: Adika Bell @deeks253, Christopher Paul Jordan @cpauljordan, David Long @orangedaviid, and Breyahna Monet @breezekutz
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1012 S 11th St, Tacoma, WA, USA
Pay The Fee, Equity Now, Free The Land
A mask has been painted with red, green, and black. Gold lettering reads "Pay The Fee, Equity Now, Free The Land."
https://www.kingcountyequitynow.com/
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
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203 24th Ave, Seattle, WA 98112
Nipsey Hussle
Activist and rapper Nipsey Hussle who wrote "FDT" ("Fuck Donald Trump") with YG has been painted on a utility box.
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
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3434 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144