Detroit seeking submissions for new mural celebrating literary nonprofit
Nonprofit wants submissions for Detroit's new mural
InsideOut Literary Arts will celebrate three decades of serving Detroit's youth this year and it hopes to commemorate the occasion with a large mural that drives home their mission. One way is with a massive mural that's conducted through the City Walls program, which helps beautify city blocks by bringing color to buildings and structures that line Detroit's streets.
(FOX 2) - Detroit's City Walls program is spearheading a new creative collaboration that seeks to showcase the city's youth with a mural painted across part of the Avenue of Fashion.
Once complete, the building-sized mural will celebrate Detroit's oldest nonprofit that focuses on reading and writing: InsideOut Literary Arts.
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InsideOut Literary Arts will celebrate three decades of serving Detroit's youth this year and it hopes to commemorate the occasion with a large mural that drives home their mission.
One way is with a massive mural that's conducted through the City Walls program, which helps beautify city blocks by bringing color to buildings and structures that line Detroit's streets.
Officials hope the mural makes the same splash as the iconic cleats that were hand-painted and put on display ahead of the NFL Draft last year.
"This is a really big deal so we’re really happy to collaborate with them," said Bethany Howard, project manager of City Walls Detroit.
The mural will be painted on the side of the Yoshi Hibachi Grille Livernois location along the Avenue of Fashion.
What they're saying:
The executive director of InsideOut Literary Arts hopes the project helps "commemorate youth voice" and the "power of expression" in poetry.
"Think about how important it is to hear from young people, think about how important it is to have that moment of joy and inspiration to celebrate this incredible avenue of fashion," said Suma Rosen.
Collette Wiliams, who has owned the Hibachi grill location for the past 25 years, says he's been saving the space where the mural will go for a special occasion.
"I’m looking to see some history about the avenue of fashion being told in their poetry," said Williams. "That’s what I’m looking for."
What you can do:
The project manager of the program says artists have 30 days to get in their application before the submission window closes on Feb. 21.
The mural should incorporate the following lines of student poetry:
In the Detroit city,
The D has always been for dreams.