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, continues to be selected since 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 Website 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 as the muralist for that Dr. painter , Jr. Monument under development in Dublin, Georgia. The result of a $5,000 award through the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s (GDEcD) Tourism division to finance a mural and gateway signage at the site from the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. monument, the mural is going to be at the intersection of Church and Telfair Streets. It’s going to set a bad tone in creating a creative and interactive public space for tourists to see step one in Dr. King’s rise to greatness being a leader with the Civil Rights movement.
The job will put in a 54’ 7” wide by 10’ high mural on your wall of a neighboring building highlighting First African Baptist Church and Dublin, Georgia as the location of Dr. King’s first public speech in 1944. This mural with a Georgia artist will serve being an additional interactive element of the monument site, offer an artistically colorful backdrop for the monument site, and make up a vivid gateway for downtown Dublin. “This project is the unique chance to not merely commemorate a critical moment within our history, but also transform a downtown gateway and enhance the collection of unique public art we now have in downtown Dublin. It is a win for everybody involved, and we’re so happy with the support and man souped up that may be poured into 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 intends to capture Dr. King’s speech in Dublin through color and emotion, saying, “A large amount of my images are connected the experiences i have experienced and how I identify myself. These subjects reflect my community. The bold colors which i use have already been beside me forever.
More information about artist webpage: this site.