Back in June, the Carrboro Town Council began its mission to paint Carrboro’s very own Black Lives Matter mural. This month, two murals are finally underway.
After months of deliberation and slow steps forward, Carrboro’s town council unanimously voted to approve the Black Lives Matter design for the Carrboro Century Center mural as well as select the muralists for the CommunityWorx project.
At their meeting on Tuesday, the Carrboro Town Council approved the spacing and lettering style to be used in the Black Lives Matter mural at the Carrboro Century Center where four different lettering styles were under consideration. Ultimately, the prevailing font was chosen in order to remain consistent with the Black Lives Matter flags currently flying at town hall.
Town Council Member Susan Romaine said she liked the simplicity and clarity of the black and white lettering, and felt that using the same design as current flags and signs would promote unity in the town.
“I do see so many yard signs around Carrboro with that same look,” Romaine said. “So I feel like it’s our way of being in solidarity with all the people in Carrboro.”
With the Carrboro Century Center mural coming together, the council also pushed forward with its CommunityWorx mural project.
Back in September CommunityWorx President Barbara Jessie-Black offered up the east side of her thrift shop for a Black Lives Matter mural. Since then, the town issued a call to muralists and young artists to submit an application and get involved with the mural process.
November 8 was the final day for local muralists and artists to submit their applications. Out of 10 muralist applications, the town voted to approve Tyronne Small as the coordinating muralist. Additionally, all four of the young artists who applied to work alongside the muralist were unanimously approved to do so.
Town Council member Damon Seils said he wanted all four student applicants to be involved – even if that meant merging two different student groups together.
“I think opportunities for any of the muralists to engage, especially young people of color, in the community – who can somehow be brought into the process of being part of what it takes to put a mural on a big building like that – is an exciting opportunity,” Seils said.
The CommunityWorx project has been allocated $500 dollars in compensation for student artists and $1,500 dollars for the coordinating muralist. In addition to this compensation, $2,000 dollars of funding has been set aside for supplies and equipment.
Installation and painting of the CommunityWorx mural is set to begin on November 30. The town expects the mural to be completed on or before December 20.
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