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Insight News
October 19, 2020 - October 25, 2020
Vol. 47 No. 42• The Journal For Community News, Business & The Arts • insightnews.com
#blues4george ARTIST AND ADVOCATE SEITU KEN JONES HAS BEEN TENDING THE SOIL OF COMMUNITY THROUGH ART FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, HE HAS HARNESSED THE TOOLS OF VISUAL ART, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TO CREATE WORK THAT LINKS HISTORY TO THE PRESENT AND HONORS THE COMMUNITY’S ASSETS — FROM ITS HISTORIC FIGURES TO NATURAL RESOURCES TO CULTURAL TRADITIONS. SEITU CREATED THE #BLUES4GEORGE STENCIL AND WORKED WITH STUDENTS TO PAINT THEM ON PLYWOOD AT GORDON PARKS HIGH SCHOOL IN ST. PAUL, MN. HERE’S A LINK WHERE YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT SEITU’S WORK AND DOWNLOAD THE TEMPLATE. #BLUES4GEORGE #MURALS #MURALART #STREETART
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