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 as the muralist for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Atlanta Artist Corey Barksdale Selected as Muralist for Dr. King Monument Project Funded by Georgia Tourism Product Development 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 your Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument under development in Dublin, Georgia. The result of a $5,000 award by the Georgia Department of monetary 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 will be at the intersection of Church and Telfair Streets. It will set a bad tone in creating an artistic and interactive public space for tourists to experience the first step in Dr. King’s rise to greatness being a leader from the Civil Rights movement.
The work will install a 54’ 7” wide by 10’ high mural on your wall of the 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 as an additional interactive part of the monument site, offer an artistically colorful backdrop for that monument site, and create a vivid gateway for downtown Dublin. “This project presents the unique opportunity to not merely commemorate an essential moment inside our history, but in addition transform a downtown gateway and increase the collection of unique public art we’ve in downtown Dublin. It is a win for all involved, and we’re so happy with the support and man energy that continues to be poured in to the MLK Monument project,” said Tara Bradshaw, Director, Main Street Dublin.
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Atlanta artist Corey Barksdale uses art to capture African American history, and promises to capture Dr. King’s speech in Dublin through color and emotion, saying, “A large amount of my images are connected the experiences which i experienced and the way I identify myself. These subjects reflect my community. The bold colors which i use have already been beside me forever.
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