[Durham INC] Durham Funds Public Art Grant

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

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For Immediate Release: December 17, 2012

 

 

Durham Funds Public Art Grant

Call for Community Participation in Civil Rights Mural Project

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Passersby on Durham's West Main Street will soon be
enjoying a new Civil Rights mural thanks to a recent grant from the City
of Durham to a renowned artist.

 

The City of Durham, in the scope of the Durham City and County Cultural
Master Plan and in fulfillment of the purposes of the Public Art Grant
Initiative Pilot Project, have awarded a grant to artist Brenda Miller
Holmes to oversee the design, creation, and delivery of a mural to be
located on the eastern exterior wall of a building located at 112 W.
Main St. 

 

According to Renee Leverty, chair of the Durham Cultural Advisory Board,
this mural will honor not only an important part of Durham's history,
but also give an opportunity for true community participation. "The
project includes many aspects that make it so appealing," Leverty said.
"The aesthetics of her work, a strong community and educational
outreach, and a mentorship that will give a local artist the opportunity
to gain expertise in the area of public art, which are all good things
for Durham."

 

Holmes will lead a process for public input into the design of a painted
mural commemorating the history of the Civil Rights Movement in Durham.
Project coordination will begin this month and continue through January
2013. Holmes is looking for 15 Durham youth (between 15-20 years old)
and 15 Durham adults (age 21 and older) to participate in the creation
of the project between February and June 2013. Applications to
participate are available for interested residents at 
http://www.BrendaMillerHolmes.com/Durham-Civil-Rights-Mural.html and are
due by January 15, 2013.

 

According to Holmes, there are several educational components that will
be included in the mural creation, including four educational workshops,
scheduled once weekly during February's Black History Month, as well as
six design workshops to be held between March and mid-April 2013. 

 

About Brenda Miller Holmes 

Brenda Miller Holmes is a muralist and art educator that has been
facilitating collaborative community mural projects throughout the San
Francisco Bay Area and internationally for the last 10 years and has
studied and worked with Master Muralist Susan Cervantes of Precita Eyes
Muralists from 2005-2011. Holmes was trained in an artistic approach
mirroring that of popular education, and her interest lies in the
intersection of art, community empowerment, and social justice. She is
passionate about sharing this unifying and transformative creative
experience. Beyond mural making, her art teaching experience spans a
variety of media and she has facilitated workshops with people of all
ages, from toddlers through adults. Holmes can be reached by email at 
Brenda at BrendaMillerHolmes.com

 

About the Office of Economic & Workforce Development

Guided by the City's Strategic Plan, the Office of Economic & Workforce
Development helps ensure that Durham has a strong and diverse economy by
increasing the city's tax base through several revitalization
initiatives, including new development efforts in the central city area.
The department also plans and promotes cultural awareness and events,
identifies and recruits target industries as well as assesses and trains
Durham residents to fill new jobs. For more information, visit 
http://www.DurhamEconomicDevelopment.org, "like" on Facebook at 
http://www.Facebook.com/DurhamOEWD, or "follow" on Twitter at 
http://Twitter.com/DurhamOEWD.

 

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