Lakeshore mural gets new life after vandalism
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Local artists have raised funds to fix a mural on Blanding Boulevard and Palmer Avenue in Jacksonville’s Lakeshore neighborhood that was vandalized in December.
“For me, in particular, my mural, is to show representation, you often don’t see images in museums or galleries of black or brown people a lot and so with my work, I just want to show that reflection of things I want to see, so I want to see art, that looks like me sometimes,” said Chris Clark, Black Mural Map artist.
The mural was created around the time of the Black Lives Matter protests around the country. Then the murals were damaged and it was being investigated as a hate crime.
Lakeshore street art vandalism being investigated as hate crime
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On Blanding Boulevard near San Juan Avenue, several artists came together to paint three murals.
But in the overnight hours on Thursday into Friday, the art was ruined. Now police are investigating the vandalism as a hate crime.
The three murals originated from vandalism during the months of nationwide demonstrations that were sparked by the deaths of black men and women across the country.
“‘No justice, no peace’ and the owners of the building, they agreed with the sentiment, so they wanted to keep it, but interpret it in a more artistic way,” said artist Chris Clark.