Atlanta Artist Corey Barksdale Selected as Muralist for Dr. King Monument Project Funded by Georgia Tourism Product Development Grant
Dublin Downtown Development Authority and Visit Dublin GA announced today that Corey Barksdale, a nationally recognized Georgia artist, may be selected as the muralist for your Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Atlanta Artist Corey Barksdale Selected as Muralist for Dr. King Monument Project Funded by Georgia Tourism Product Grant Decatur, GA, August 16, 2016 –(PR.com)– Dublin Downtown Development Authority and Visit Dublin GA announced today that Corey Barksdale, a nationally recognized Georgia artist, continues to be selected because the muralist for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument under development in Dublin, Georgia. The result of a $5,000 award through the Georgia Department of monetary Development’s (GDEcD) Tourism division to finance a mural and gateway signage to begin of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. monument, the mural will be located at the intersection of Church and Telfair Streets. It will set the tone in creating an artistic and interactive public space for tourists to see step one in Dr. King’s rise to greatness like a leader of the Civil Rights movement.
The project will put in a 54’ 7” wide by 10’ high mural on the wall of a neighboring building highlighting First African Baptist Church and Dublin, Georgia since the location of Dr. King’s first public speech in 1944. This mural by a Georgia artist assists as a possible additional interactive component of the monument site, provide an artistically colorful backdrop for your monument site, and create a vivid gateway for downtown Dublin. “This project is definitely the unique opportunity to not only commemorate a critical moment inside our history, but also transform a downtown gateway and enhance the variety of unique public art we now have in downtown Dublin. It is a win for all involved, and we are so happy with the support and man energy that may be poured to the MLK Monument project,” said Tara Bradshaw, Director, Main Street Dublin.
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Atlanta artist Corey Barksdale uses art to capture Black history, and offers to capture Dr. King’s speech in Dublin through color and emotion, saying, “A large amount of my images are connected the experiences that I experienced and the way I identify myself. These subjects reflect my community. The bold colors i use have been with me at night since the beginning.
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