Austin Mural Project

New Downtown Austin Murals Nod to the 19th Amendment

It may have been a while since you’ve been far past your house and neighborhood. But in March, just as the coronavirus spread began shutting things down, a couple of new, brightly-colored murals popped up in downtown Austin.

The murals, both keyed to this year’s centenary celebration of 19th Amendment and women’s right to vote, are a part of the Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation’s new Writing on The Walls program, an annual series of public art installations and events. And it’s a tale of three artists and two walls: internationally renowned street artist Shepard Fairey and Canadian artist Shandra Chevrier collaborated on the large-scale mural on the west side of the LINE Hotel downtown, while local artist Sadé Lawson was chosen to transform the wall under the Lamar Boulevard underpass. READ MORE HERE

Mary K. Cantrell

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