{"id":108487,"date":"2021-06-29T14:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T18:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=108487"},"modified":"2021-07-06T21:26:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T01:26:09","slug":"faces-of-the-fort-civil-rights-social-justice-mural-project-dedication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/06\/29\/faces-of-the-fort-civil-rights-social-justice-mural-project-dedication\/","title":{"rendered":"Faces of the Fort Civil Rights\/Social Justice Mural Project dedication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tCity_of_Fort_Wayne_seal_04262020-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Faces of the Fort\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-78711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tCity_of_Fort_Wayne_seal_04262020-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tCity_of_Fort_Wayne_seal_04262020-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tCity_of_Fort_Wayne_seal_04262020.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The City of Fort Wayne\u2019s Public Arts Commission held a series of dedication ceremonies for murals featuring Hometown Heroes called Faces of the Fort.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>City holds dedication for Faces of the Fort Civil Rights\/Social Justice Mural Project<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (June 29, 2021) \u2013 The City of Fort Wayne\u2019s Public Arts Commission joined by Mayor Tom Henry, City Council Members and other city leaders held a series fo dedication ceremonies for murals featuring Hometown Heroes called Faces of the Fort. <\/p>\n<p>The project focuses on celebrating the culture of Fort Wayne\u2019s diverse population by preserving the history of Fort Wayne&#8217;s diverse neighborhoods while highlighting people who have made contributions to the advancement of civil rights social justice and immigrant quality of life in our community.<\/p>\n<p>Artists used stories submitted by residents about community leaders who have contributed to social justice efforts to create the Faces of the Fort murals.  Faces of the Fort was a conceptual project suggestion in the Public Art Master Plan, Art for All, and is the first project the Public Art Commission has initiated.<\/p>\n<p>The southeast mural, located at 4307 South Anthony Boulevard, depicts Irene Paxia, nominated for her work with Amani Family Services in interpretation services and community support for immigrants and refugees, and William E. Warfield, Fort Wayne\u2019s first Black real estate investor and publisher of the city\u2019s first Black newspaper, The Vindicator.  The mural artist is Kacy Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>The northeast mural, located at 1514 St. Joseph Boulevard, features City Councilman Glynn Hines, nominated for his work in civic engagement and fighting for justice for underserved communities, and Founder of the Resiliency Foundation, Genevieve Meyer, who is working to end child marriage in the state of Indiana and across the nation. The mural artist is Benjamin Duke.<\/p>\n<p>The southwest mural, located at 1818 Bluffton Road, displays the Director at Language Services Network of Fort Wayne, Raquel Kline, nominated for her work in translation and interpretation services for immigrants and minorities, and Thomas Smith, Co-Founder and CEO of the Smith Academy for Excellence who is known for being a trailblazing educator in the Fort Wayne community. The mural artist is Mitchell Egly.<\/p>\n<p>A committee comprised of members from the Fort Wayne Public Art Commission, local arts organizations, neighborhood groups, the African\/African-American Historical Society, the immigrant and refugee community and the LGBTQ community selected artists to paint the murals, which will be designed based in part on the stories submitted by residents.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information on each mural, the mural subjects and the artists can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwcommunitydevelopment.org\/home-faces-of-the-fort\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.fwcommunitydevelopment.org\/home-faces-of-the-fort<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\">Return to the AroundFortWayne home page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='0719222a53e31f35f6b0053797abff77' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Tim Haffner is on the right.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1698\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85095.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/harrison_street_explored.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Illustration from the Harrison Street Explored invitation. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='0719222a53e31f35f6b0053797abff77' data-image-id=\"1716\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/harrison_street_explored.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_harrison_street_explored.jpg\" data-title=\"Harrison Street Explored Illustration\" data-description=\"Illustration from the Harrison Street Explored invitation. 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