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Sculpture inspired by BLM protests moves into Ashland Town Hall
The story behind the Ashland Peace Project
and last updated 2021-04-21 18:17:23-04
ASHLAND, Va. An Ashland artistâs wooden sculpture, that was inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests, has a prominent new home. Arthur Brill designed the Ashland Peace Project in the weeks following the death of George Floyd and the police reform protests that followed.
â What can I do? is the question I ask myself. What I can do is, I can attract attention,â Brill explained.
The sculpture stands at nearly seven feet tall and depicts a large two-toned peace sign. The hand sits on a fractured white pedestal in the lobby of Ashland Town Hall on Thompson Street.