The National Building Museum, in partnership with the P.A.I.N.T.S. Institute and the DowntownDC Business Improvement District, is pleased to present "Murals That Matter: Activism Through Public Art." Located on the Museum’s West Lawn, the exhibition features D.C. street art created earlier this summer in response to social justice protests in the nation’s capital and elsewhere.
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The murals speak to the impact that art can have on the built environment as well as the nation’s urgent need for dialogue and reflection. Installed in late August 2020, the exhibition will run through November.
In this program, learn how street art can transform public space, serve as form of protest and activism, and contribute to the civic discourse on important topics. John Chisolm, Executive Director, P.A.I.N.T.S. Institute; Gerren Price, Director of Public Space Operations, DowntownDC Business Improvement District; Levi Robinson, visual artist; and Tim Wright, founder of Attucks Adams, a D.C.-based history tour organization, discuss how public art contributes to the character of neighborhoods and was essential in supporting social justice protests in Washington, D.C., following the murder of George Floyd. The program is moderated by National Building Museum’s Caitlin Bristol, Project Manager for Exhibitions.
"Murals That Matter: Activism Through Public Art" is sponsored by Brookfield Properties, Oxford Properties, Urban Outfitters, CoStar Group, and Under Armour.
"Murals That Matter: Activism Through Public Art" is made possible with support from HumanitiesDC and the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
