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, has been selected because 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 as the muralist for your Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument under development in Dublin, Georgia. The effect 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 of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. monument, the mural is going to be located at the intersection of Church and Telfair Streets. It will set a bad tone in creating a creative and interactive public space for tourists to experience the first step in Dr. King’s rise to greatness as a leader from the Civil Rights movement.
The project will install a 54’ 7” wide by 10’ high mural on your wall of a neighboring building highlighting First African Baptist Church and Dublin, Georgia because the location of Dr. King’s first public speech in the mid 1940s. This mural by way of a Georgia artist will serve as an additional interactive element of the monument site, present an artistically colorful backdrop for your monument site, and make a vivid gateway for downtown Dublin. “This project presents the unique opportunity to not just commemorate a critical moment within our history, but additionally transform a downtown gateway and increase the collection of unique public art we’ve in downtown Dublin. This is a win for all involved, and we are so proud of the support and man energy that has been 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 promises to capture Dr. King’s speech in Dublin through color and emotion, saying, “A lot of my images are associated with the experiences that I have experienced and just how I identify myself. These subjects reflect my community. The bold colors that I use happen to be beside me forever.
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