CHANGE = HEALING, Healing Starts Within, Face Yourself
A black and yellow mural in the Gallery Place/Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, DC. On the yellow part of the mural, "Change = Healing Healing Starts Within"is written. On the black part of the mural, "Face Yourself" is written next to an abstract face.
The mural was photographed on the evening of July 28, 2020, as the late civil rights pioneer, Georgia Congressman John Lewis, lie in state in the nearby U.S. Capitol rotunda.
Keyonna James, Kayla, Paints Institute and Downtown CBID, and P.A.I.N.T.S Institute
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Artist: Kayla (Instagram: @kaylashawnl), Keyonna James (Instagram: @kayemjay6), Downtown CDID (Instagram: @downtowndcbid), and P.A.I.N.T.S Institute (Instagram: @paintsinstitute)
7th & E Street, NW, Washington, DC
Justice, Accountability, and Healing George Floyd Square Poster
A red heart poster above messages that read "Justice accountability and Healing George Floyd", "say his name", "if not me then who".
Urban Art Mapping
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Photographer: Ellie Patronas
UAM-GF_3053
George Floyd Square
Make Space for Healing and Grief
A mural depicting BIPOC people gathered together in a forest. A red banner reads "Make Space for Healing & Grief" and cherubs blowing horns flank either side of the words.
Simone Alexa
Midtown Global Market
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Artist: Simone Alexa (@simonealexaart)
Photographer: Heather Shirey
UAM-GF_2445
920 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Make Space for Healing and Grief
An image showing BIPOC women/goddesses coming together fro strength and unity in a beautiful landscape. A panel in front of them reads "Make space for healing and grief." This is painted on plywood panels on Midtown Global Market.
Simone Alexa
The plywood was installed in April 2021 at the time of Derek Chauvin's trial.
Urban Art Mapping
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Creator: Simone Alexa (@simonealexaart)
UAM-GF_2208
920 E. Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Reclaim A Sense of Place
A cardboard sign has been placed on a bus stop post. The sign has been painted black and in white lettering it reads "Reclaim A Sense of Place." A flower is painted in the center of the sign with the words "healing" and "community" painted on its leaves, "remember" on the flower, and "care," "light," "work," "listen" on the seeds. The side of the sign reads "working for justice."
George Floyd Square
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_2037
George Floyd Square, South Minneapolis, MN, USA
Jaki Shelton Green Quote Mural
Mural on The Mahler Building in downtown Raleigh, NC reading: "Art is one way for people to examine, dismantle, take apart, rip open the seams, and find where the truth will set them free" - Jaki Shelton Green.
Urban Art Mapping
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UAM-GF_1907
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Reclaim A Sense of Space
A cardboard sign attached to a street sign reads "Reclaim A Sense of Space." The text is written in white paint on a black background. The main text appears on the bottom of the sign. Above this text a flower and leaves appear. The left leaf includes the text "healing", the flower "remember," and the right leaf "community." Above the flower, seeds float, also including the text "light," "care," "work," and "listen." The flower appears to be a dandelion. On the right side of the sign the hashtags "#seedingsovereignty" and "educationasreparation" are written in white.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GGF_1896
38th Street and Chicago Ave, George Floyd Square, South Minneapolis, MN, USA
Hate is Not Welcome Here and Spread Kindness Traffic Barricade
Two cement traffic blockades feature bold script surrounded by floral and brick motifs. The floral motif covers the top half while the red brick covers the bottom half. The right blockade reads "spread kindness" and the left reads "hate is not welcome here." The text is in all capitals, suggesting the importance of the message. The flowers appear to be roses, peonies, and an unidentified tiny five petal flower. The flowers are multicolored including pink, orange- red, blue, purple, and yellow. Green vegetation surrounds the flowers and spills over the painted brick.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_1797
St. Croix Trail N, Stillwater, Minnesota, USA
Victoria Theater: Radical Love Healing Together
A mural on the entryway of Victoria Theater Arts Center. Blue and purple background and large block letters that spell out: "Radical Love" and "Healing Together"
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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KBK
UAM-GF_0543
825 University Ave West Saint Paul MN 55104
Victoria Theater: Healing Each Other Everyone Against Racism
A plywood mural with a white background and black letters spelling out the message: "Healing each other everybody against racism."
Colorful Oval people with arms and faces hold each other and give each other hugs.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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KBK
UAM-GF_0542
825 University Ave West Saint Paul MN 55104