520 Etc.: New Downtown mural!
This just in from The Arts & Cultural Alliance!
Student Created Mural to be Unveiled in Downtown Knoxville Thursday, May 24 at 5:30 PM at the AMSouth Building, chosen for mural inspired and painted by Knoxville’s Next Leaders.
What: A four-panel mural painted by High School Students representing Austin East, South Doyle, West, Fulton and Central High School will be unveiled in downtown Knoxville at the AMSouth Building (across from Krutch Park) on Thursday, May 24 at 5:30 PM.
Who: The genesis of this project was developed by men and women representing Leadership Knoxville’s class of 2007. Artists include:
High School Students (names to be provided at the event)
Kathy Brown – Local Artist who guided their process.
Steve Arnett
Carey Archer
Kitty Hatcher
Annette Lindstrom
Gus Paidousis
Avon Rollins
Joe Ballard - Advisor
Special thanks to:
AC Entertainment
Arts & Culture Alliance
Beck Cultural Exchange Center,
Bob Booker
East Tennessee Arts Commission
HGTV
Mike and Kelly Conley
Steve Cotham
The Trust Company
Tomato Head
Universal Properties
Vice Mayor Mark Brown
When: The Unveiling will take place on Thursday, May 24, 2007 from 5:30 – 6:00 PM.
Where:
AM South Building
507 S. Gay Street
Downtown, Knoxville (across from Krutch Park)
Why: The making of this mural brings Knoxville’s next leaders together to articulate their shared values and collective aspirations for Knoxville’s past, present and future. The goal is to contribute a work of public art to Knoxville’s urban landscape that will give its young creators and all Knoxvilleans a permanent visual metaphor of what people can do when they come together for a common goal!