New mural to honor 'Greensboro Six' who integrated local golf course
The six Black men started a local movement by playing a round of golf at the then whites-only Gillespie Golf Course in 1955.
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Mural project to focus on Winston-Salem's Liberty Street community
A nondescript municipal water tank in a historically Black Winston-Salem neighborhood is getting a makeover.
New Banksy tree mural in London has been defaced
Banksy's artwork, which was unveiled Monday, provides a burst of green foliage to a denuded, severely pruned tree in Islington North. By Wednesday, the mural was partly covered in white paint.
A groundbreaking exhibition on the National Mall shows monuments aren't set in stone
The first official outdoor exhibition on Washington D.C.'s National Mall showcases six artists whose monuments honor American stories missing from the heart of the country's capital.
North Carolina is celebrating its under-told stories with public art
A new mural was recently unveiled in Greensboro to recognize the role Indigenous people have in the area. It’s a collaborative project led by a Native American artist whose family, like dozens of others, originally migrated in the 1960s to the region.
New MLK statue in Boston is greeted with a mix of open arms, consternation and laughs
A new public art monument dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King was unveiled Friday. It immediately drew consternation and jeers as well as plaudits.
Large dandelion statues planned for Winston-Salem landscape
The City of Winston-Salem could soon have new public art displays along a main highway that runs through downtown. The project comes with a $1 million price tag.
Charlottesville's statue of Robert E. Lee will soon be melted down into public art
The Swords Into Plowshares project, led by the Jefferson School American Heritage Center, a local Black-led nonprofit, involves the statute at the heart of the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017.
Appalachian State Public Artwork Vandalized
Appalachian State University officials are vowing to restore a public art piece to its original condition after it was vandalized earlier this month.
Arts Madness? Winston-Salem's Otter Mural Reaches Finals Of National Contest
There are no North Carolina — or even East Coast — teams to root for in this year's men's NCAA basketball tournament.