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'''The Way''' is a [[List of murals#Woodlawn murals|mural installation]] in the alleyway between [[1st Avenue North (Woodlawn)|1st Avenue North]] and [[1st Avenue South]] off of [[55th Street North|55th Street]] in [[Woodlawn neighborhood|Woodlawn]], behind the [[James Rushton Early Learning and Family Success Center]]. It was completed in [[2021]] as part of the [[2021 Magic City Mural Festival|Magic City Mural Festival]] and features work by female artists.
'''The Way''' is a [[List of murals#Woodlawn murals|mural installation]] in the alleyway between [[1st Avenue North (Woodlawn)|1st Avenue North]] and [[1st Avenue South]] off of [[55th Street North|55th Street]] in [[Woodlawn neighborhood|Woodlawn]], behind the [[James Rushton Early Learning and Family Success Center]].


The project was cited in the [[Woodlawn neighborhood|Woodlawn Neighborhood Association]]'s successful entry to be recognized as "Neighborhood of the Year" during the 2023 Neighborhoods USA National Conference in El Paso, Texas.
The project was initiated in [[2021]] with six murals by female artists completed as part of the inaugural '''Magic City Mural Festival''' sponsored by [[Woodlawn United]] and the [[Alabama State Council on the Arts]] and facilitated by [[Blank Space BHAM]] and [[Woodlawn neighborhood|Woodlawn Neighborhood Association]] president and business owner [[Jason Avery]]. Five additional murals were added during the November 5–12, 2022 festival.
 
One goal of the project include "placemaking" to transform the alley into usable public space to support neighboring businesses with lighting, security cameras, seating and landscaping. Other goals include encouraging residents to "reclaim the narratives" and become personally invested in their neighborhood. It is also intended to support and showcase artwork by women and artists of color.
 
"The Way" was cited in the [[Woodlawn neighborhood|Woodlawn Neighborhood Association]]'s successful entry to be recognized as "Neighborhood of the Year" during the 2023 Neighborhoods USA National Conference in El Paso, Texas.
 
==Murals==
* ''[[Her Voice Carries]]'' (2021) by Sarah Rutherford of Rochester, New York
* Untitled (2021) by Jamie Bonfiglio of St Louis, Missouri
* Untitled (2021) by Erica Chisholm of Atlanta, Georgia
* ''[[Maxwell's World]]'' (2021) by Nico Cathcart of Richmond, Virginia
* ''[[Sisterhood]]'' (2021) by [[Lydia Walker]] of Birmingham and Jhamasa Lewis-Adams of Los Angeles, California
* Untitled (2021) by Sophy Tuttle of Boston, Massachusetts
* Untitled (2022) by [[Tyra Robinson]] of Birmingham
* "[[Light as a Feather]]" (2022) by Charity Hamidullah of Atlanta, Georgia
* "[[I'm So Glad You're Here]]" (2022) by Annie Hight of Atlanta, Georgia
* "[[Ate (mural)|Ate]]" (2022) by Anna Dugan of Salem, Massachusetts
* (2022) by Azha Sanders of Tupelo, Mississippi


==References==
==References==
* Itson, Patience (November 8, 2022) "Magic City Mural Festival is back in Woodlawn with 5 new community murals + a big reveal Nov. 12." {{BNow}}
* Trammell, Claire (December 18, 2022) "[https://thelocalbham.com/changing-perceptions-mural-art-as-a-catalyst-for-change/ Changing Perceptions: Mural Art as a Catalyst for Change]." ''The Local''
* Michaels, Ryan (June 7, 2023) "[https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2023/06/birminghams-woodlawn-wins-national-award-for-neighborhood-of-the-year/ Birmingham’s Woodlawn Receives National Award for ‘Neighborhood of the Year’]." {{BT}}
* Michaels, Ryan (June 7, 2023) "[https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2023/06/birminghams-woodlawn-wins-national-award-for-neighborhood-of-the-year/ Birmingham’s Woodlawn Receives National Award for ‘Neighborhood of the Year’]." {{BT}}


==External links==
* [http://www.blankspacebham.com/magiccitymuralfest Magic City Mural Festival] at blankspacebham.com
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VFn1yPwVeQ 99 Voices: Woodlawn Neighborhood Association's The Way] on YouTube.com
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 8 June 2023

The Way is a mural installation in the alleyway between 1st Avenue North and 1st Avenue South off of 55th Street in Woodlawn, behind the James Rushton Early Learning and Family Success Center.

The project was initiated in 2021 with six murals by female artists completed as part of the inaugural Magic City Mural Festival sponsored by Woodlawn United and the Alabama State Council on the Arts and facilitated by Blank Space BHAM and Woodlawn Neighborhood Association president and business owner Jason Avery. Five additional murals were added during the November 5–12, 2022 festival.

One goal of the project include "placemaking" to transform the alley into usable public space to support neighboring businesses with lighting, security cameras, seating and landscaping. Other goals include encouraging residents to "reclaim the narratives" and become personally invested in their neighborhood. It is also intended to support and showcase artwork by women and artists of color.

"The Way" was cited in the Woodlawn Neighborhood Association's successful entry to be recognized as "Neighborhood of the Year" during the 2023 Neighborhoods USA National Conference in El Paso, Texas.

Murals

  • Her Voice Carries (2021) by Sarah Rutherford of Rochester, New York
  • Untitled (2021) by Jamie Bonfiglio of St Louis, Missouri
  • Untitled (2021) by Erica Chisholm of Atlanta, Georgia
  • Maxwell's World (2021) by Nico Cathcart of Richmond, Virginia
  • Sisterhood (2021) by Lydia Walker of Birmingham and Jhamasa Lewis-Adams of Los Angeles, California
  • Untitled (2021) by Sophy Tuttle of Boston, Massachusetts
  • Untitled (2022) by Tyra Robinson of Birmingham
  • "Light as a Feather" (2022) by Charity Hamidullah of Atlanta, Georgia
  • "I'm So Glad You're Here" (2022) by Annie Hight of Atlanta, Georgia
  • "Ate" (2022) by Anna Dugan of Salem, Massachusetts
  • (2022) by Azha Sanders of Tupelo, Mississippi

References

External links

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