Brookhaven maps art murals located in City

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Brookhaven, GA, Nov. 17, 2022 – As part of the Brookhaven Arts and Culture Commission’s Master Plan, the City of Brookhaven has created interactive and printable maps of art murals located within the City.

“Art has this amazing ability to bring us together with our neighbors in the same town, city, region and even world,” said Arts Commission Chair Lauren Kiefer. “And, we have some phenomenal murals in Brookhaven. So why not bring them together in one place on the web so that residents can learn about their history and go visit them?”

Samantha Trust, a Planner in the Brookhaven Community Development Department who is also an artist, created the interactive site that includes pictures of the art, their history, location, and information about the artist.

“I started with the Living Walls exhibit list and went from there,” she said. “I live in Brookhaven, so I then added what I could find when driving around, took all the photos, researched the artists, and mapped them on the City’s GIS (Geographic Information Systems) software.”

Trust says she jumped at the chance to create a map when the project was mentioned.

“I really enjoyed myself,” she said. “I’m an artist, I love art, and I love GIS.”

Featured on the site are a number of murals at Northeast Plaza, including one by Michelle Angela Ortiz inspired by mothers who live along Buford Highway and who work to overcome the challenges faced by immigrants.

Another piece featured on the interactive site is “Paredes Vivas,” or “Living Walls,” by Yoyo Ferro, who used input from Cross Keys High Schools students, teachers, and staff to create a piece to invoke diversity and welcoming at the school.

To view more murals in the City, visit www.BrookhavenGA.gov/arts/page/murals-city. The page contains links to interactive maps in both English and Spanish, as well as a printable map. Residents are also encouraged to enter information about other pieces of art in the City not listed on the page, as well as provide suggestions for locations for potential murals.

Additionally, artists who are interested in working with the City of Brookhaven and the Arts & Culture Commission on public art projects can enter their contact information at this site www.BrookhavenGA.gov/arts/page/opportunities-artists to be added to a listserv for future opportunities.

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