Atlanta Artist Corey Barksdale Selected as Muralist for Dr. King Monument Project Funded by Georgia Tourism Website Grant
Dublin Downtown Development Authority and Visit Dublin GA announced today that Corey Barksdale, a nationally recognized Georgia artist, may 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 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 since the muralist for that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument under increase in Dublin, Georgia. The consequence of $5,000 award from the Georgia Department of monetary Development’s (GDEcD) Tourism division to finance a mural and gateway signage at the site with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. monument, the mural is going to be located at the intersection of Church and Telfair Streets. It’ll set the 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 project will use a 54’ 7” wide by 10’ high mural on the wall of the neighboring building highlighting First African Baptist Church and Dublin, Georgia since the location of Dr. King’s first public speech in the mid 1940s. This mural by a Georgia artist assists as an additional interactive element of the monument site, provide 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 only commemorate a very important moment in our history, but in addition transform a downtown gateway and increase the collection of unique public art we now have in downtown Dublin. It is a win for all involved, and we’re so pleased with the support and man energy that has been 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 Dark history, and promises to capture Dr. King’s speech in Dublin through color and emotion, saying, “A large amount of my images are associated with the experiences i have experienced and the way I identify myself. These subjects reflect my community. The bold colors that I use have been with me since the beginning.
