Black Lives Matter street mural (Cincinnati)

A "Black Lives Matter" street mural has been painted in Cincinnati, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

Black Lives Matter street mural
The mural in June 2020
Year2020 (2020)
LocationCincinnati, Ohio, United States
Coordinates

The mural appears on Plum Street between Eighth and Ninth streets.[2]

History

Black Art Speaks, ArtsWave, and ArtWorks painted the mural in front of the Cincinnati City Hall in June 2020.[3][4]

Plans for a $118,000 restoration were confirmed in June 2021.[5][6][7] Black Art Speaks completed the restoration.[8] City manager Paula Boggs Muething recommended using $250,000 in federal stimulus money from the American Rescue Plan to fund the project.[9] Cincinnati City Council approved spending $125,000.[10] Some streets were closed during the renovation.[11] A block party was held on the site.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Art as a change agent: Cincinnati's Black Lives Matter mural". www.bizjournals.com.
  2. Rice, Sharon Coolidge and Briana. "'It should be … beautiful.' Cincinnati's BLM mural is fading in winter. Will the city fix it?". The Enquirer.
  3. "Money Needed To Refurbish Cincinnati's BLM Mural". WVXU. May 24, 2021.
  4. Wartman, Scott. "Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes will not run for re-election. 'I'll have more time to tweet'". The Enquirer.
  5. Peters, Trevor. "Restoration project set to begin on Cincinnati's 'Black Lives Matter!' mural". www.fox19.com.
  6. Montoya, Alison. "Restoration project on Cincinnati's 'Black Lives Matter!' mural begins". www.fox19.com.
  7. "Aerial video: Cincinnati's Black Lives Matter mural gets a facelift". WLWT. June 16, 2021.
  8. "Cincinnati's Black Lives Matter Mural Gets A Restoration As The Artist Collective That Painted It Plans What's Next". WVXU.
  9. Wartman, Scott. "Federal COVID-19 relief money would restore Black Lives Matter mural in front of City Hall". The Enquirer.
  10. Coolidge, Sharon. "Retouched Cincinnati Black Lives Matter! mural set for Friday unveiling; city paid $125K". The Enquirer.
  11. "Downtown streets to close temporarily as Black Lives Matter mural is refreshed". WKRC. June 9, 2021.
  12. "Block party at site of Cincinnati City Hall BLM mural offers fun and financial advice". WKRC. August 15, 2021.
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