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Sept. 14, 2021 - A wave of Black art in the Central District
9/14/2021 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
A wave of Black art rises in Seattle’s Central District.
As new development proliferates in the historically Black neighborhood, artists proclaim: ‘We were here, and we are still here, and we will be here.’
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Sept. 14, 2021 - A wave of Black art in the Central District
9/14/2021 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
As new development proliferates in the historically Black neighborhood, artists proclaim: ‘We were here, and we are still here, and we will be here.’
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A wave of black art rises in Seattle's Central District.
The Jackson Apartments art walk is part of a current wave of Central District developments that feature site-specific art by local black artists, like "Winds of Change: We are Still Here," a sculpture by Marita Dingus and Preston Hampton.
About a dozen blocks north, Midtown Square is installing eight artworks by local artists that in some cases wrap the building's facade.
Nearby, the affordable housing development Africatown Plaza is commissioning 20 artists for a permanent art collection focused on celebrating black and pan-African communities.
And another developer has commissioned artworks by a group of respected BIPOC artists.
This is the result of years of advocacy by the Historic Central Area Arts & Culture District, Africatown, and others who have pressured developers to preserve the neighborhood's black culture.
I'm Starla Sampaco.
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