Unity - Art Republic

Jacksonville, Florida,
2016

Completed work for Art Republic JAX Jacksonville, Florida. November 2016 Photograph: Iryna Kanishcheva

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Unity Painted for the first edition of Art Republic Jacksonville on the North Florida Shipyards in November 2016. The image depicts representatives of local community leaders chosen as a display of social unity in Jacksonville.

Associated photographs surround the meeting place of Hemming park in downtown Jacksonville where organisers meet as well as cultural events including Nicole Holderbaum’s independently coordinated Kids Mural Project. Other events documented included the November 12th protest movements with Key speakers Connell Crooms and Sara Mahmoud.

Photographs by Guido van Helten

Project Details
Project
Unity - Art Republic
Location
Jacksonville, Florida
Commissioner
Art Republic Jacksonville

Hemming Park Jacksonville, Florida. November 2016 Photo: Guido van Helten

Kids Mural Project organised by Nicole Holderbaum in Hemming Park Jacksonville, Florida. November 2016 Photo: Guido van Helten

Kids Mural Project organised by Nicole Holderbaum in Hemming Park Jacksonville, Florida. November 2016 Photo: Guido van Helten

Rally beginning at Hemming Park Jacksonville, Florida. November 2016 Photo: Guido van Helten

Rally beginning at Hemming Park Jacksonville, Florida. November 2016 Photo: Guido van Helten

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