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City of Detroit to commission 200 murals in neighborhoods across the city in quest to become America’s top street art city

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February 23, 2023
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The City’s Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship (Detroit ACE) is commissioning 200 murals by young artists across the city in a community-wide initiative to help residents honor neighborhood heroes and history.

Powered by the Public Art Fund and the Ford and Kresge foundations and in partnership with the Department of Neighborhoods, the initiative, Honoring History: Telling the Stories of Our Neighborhoods, will be led by Dr. Hubert Massey, the nationally renowned muralist whose work lives across Detroit.

Dr. Massey and ACE will reach out to young artists and block clubs to jointly create 200 intimate murals that will reflect the passion and culture and history of some of the city’s proud, longstanding residential areas. The murals will live along the city’s thoroughfares and in places sacred to residents.

“What’s important about this effort is that it makes clear that Detroit is a walkable destination and a bike-able destination,” Dr. Massey said. “Detroit is the mecca for mural expeditions. It’s just a good way of showcasing arts and culture and for people to come and see this great city. Our murals are in the small communities outside downtown and downtown. This just opens up a gateway to the city of Detroit’s arts and culture excellence.”

“Detroit is gaining a national reputation for its beautiful public murals and this new partnership is going to build on that success,” said Mayor Mike Duggan. “As our city transitions from blight into beauty, we are fortunate to have a muralist the caliber to Dr. Massey to help guide this new effort to bring 200

The effort is part of Detroit Mural City, an initiative launched last year under Mayor Mike Duggan’s Blight to Beauty campaign. Detroit Mural City features a Mural Map online that will eventually showcase every mural in the city and an app that lets users identify murals on site. Nearly 500 murals live on the map now and can be seen at detroitartsandculture.com

In August, USA Today readers and a panel of experts named Detroit the 4th best city for creative murals in the country. Rochelle Riley, Director of Arts and Culture for the city, said, the goal is to become No. 1.

Riley debuted the pledge to become No. 1 on WDIV Local 4’s “Flashpoint” with the release of this video challenge: https://youtu.be/7dkCgdXzaEs. And she will discuss the initiative in a March presentation at SXSW (South by Southwest), the premiere global conference and series of festivals that celebrate the convergence of tech, film, music, education and culture.

Detroit ACE and Dr. Massey will issue the open call in March for artists in the largest arts entrepreneurship program in city history.

This summer, Detroit ACE also will begin featuring monthly tours of the City’s murals. On a pilot tour last fall, funders and the media visited 10 major murals. On two stops, Artists Waleed Johnson and Ijania Cortez gave a personal mini lecture on their beautiful work.

Any artists interested in joining the Detroit Mural City campaign should send an email to detroitace@detroitmi.gov.

Any businesses, large or small, or property owners interested in murals on their buildings anywhere in the city should call Riley at 313 480 5265 or send an email to Rochelle.riley@detroitmi.gov.

The Detroit Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship oversees the city’s investment in its creative economy, supports the city’s creative workforce and uses arts and culture as catalysts for neighborhood growth and youth education. Detroit ACE is currently activating arts alleys across the city and promoting Detroit Mural City, the initiative to document every mural in the city and make Detroit the No 1 city in the country in producing beautiful street art and a destination for mural tours.

Detroit llevará a cabo la creación de 200 murales en los vecindarios de toda la Ciudad, a fin de convertirse en la Principal Ciudad del Arte Callejero de Estados Unidos

La Oficina de Artes, Cultura y Emprendimiento de la Ciudad (Detroit ACE) encomendará la creación de 200 murales a artistas jóvenes de toda la ciudad, como parte de una iniciativa comunitaria para honrar a los héroes y la historia del vecindario.

Impulsada por el Fondo de Arte Público y las fundaciones Ford y Kresge y en asociación con el Departamento de Vecindarios, la iniciativa, Honoring History (Honrando la Historia): Contando las Historias de Nuestro Vecindario, será dirigida por el Dr. Hubert Massey, muralista de renombre nacional cuyo trabajo vive a través de Detroit.

El Dr. Massey y Detroit ACE se acercarán a artistas jóvenes y clubes locales para crear juntos 200 murales íntimos que reflejarán la pasión, la cultura y la historia de algunas de las áreas residenciales más antiguas, que reflejen el orgullo de la ciudad. Los murales se dispondrán a lo largo de las aceras de la ciudad y en lugares sagrados para los residentes.

“La importancia de este esfuerzo es que destaca que Detroit, es un destino para caminar y andar en bicicleta”, dijo el Dr. Massey. “Detroit es la Meca de los Murales. Es simplemente una buena manera de mostrar el arte y la cultura, para que la gente venga a ver esta gran ciudad. Nuestros murales se encuentran en las comunidades de las afueras y del centro de la ciudad. Esto simplemente abre una puerta de entrada a la excelencia artística y cultural de la ciudad de Detroit”.

“Detroit está ganando notoriedad nacional, por sus hermosos Murales Públicos y esta nueva asociación incrementará el éxito… A medida que nuestra ciudad va pasando de la ruina a la belleza, tenemos la suerte de contar con un muralista del calibre del Dr. Massey, para guiarnos en este esfuerzo de 200 obras más” Señaló el alcalde Mike Duggan.

El esfuerzo es parte de Detroit Mural City, una iniciativa lanzada el año pasado bajo la campaña Blight to Beauty (Una Plaga de Belleza) del alcalde Mike Duggan. El cual presenta un Mapa de Murales en línea que eventualmente mostrará todos los murales de la ciudad y una Aplicación móvil que les permite a los usuarios identificarlos en el sitio. Actualmente hay alrededor de 500 murales en el mapa y están disponibles en detroitartsandculture.com

En agosto, los lectores de USA Today y un panel de expertos, nombraron a Detroit como la cuarta Mejor Ciudad de Murales Creativos del país. Rochelle Riley, directora de Arte y Cultura de la ciudad, comunicó que el objetivo es ser la Número 1.

Riley se comprometió a convertirse en la Ciudad número 1 en el “Flashpoint” del noticiero WDIV Local 4 con el lanzamiento del video: https://youtu.be/7dkCgdXzaEs. La directora hablará en marzo, sobre la iniciativa en SXSW (South by Southwest), la principal conferencia mundial y una serie de festivales que celebran la convergencia de la tecnología, el cine, la música, la educación y la cultura.

Detroit ACE y el Dr. Massey, emitirán la convocatoria abierta en marzo para que los artistas puedan participar en el Programa de Emprendimiento Artístico más grande en la historia de la ciudad.

Este verano, Detroit ACE comenzará a ofrecer recorridos mensuales por los murales de la ciudad. En una gira piloto el otoño pasado, los patrocinadores y los medios de comunicación visitaron 10 murales importantes. En dos lugares, los artistas Waleed Johnson e Ijania Cortez dieron una mini conferencia personal sobre su hermoso trabajo.

Cualquier artista interesado en unirse a la campaña Detroit Mural City, debe enviar un correo electrónico a detroitace@detroitmi.gov.

Empresas grandes o pequeñas, o propietarios interesados en tener en murales en sus edificios, de cualquier parte de la ciudad puede comunicarse con la Directora Riley al 313 480 5265 o enviar un correo electrónico a Rochelle.riley@detroitmi.gov.

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