Fountain Heights mural

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The Fountain Heights mural is an urban mural painted in February 2011 on a long, concrete retaining wall on the west side of 18th Street, between 16th Avenue North and 16th Court North in Fountain Heights.

The Fountain Heights Neighborhood Association used $4,000 in neighborhood discretionary funds to hire a local contractor to pressure-wash the wall, patch cracks, and apply a primer coat. Students from the Alabama School of Fine Arts, led by Darius Hill, designed and executed the mural based on two themes that were recommended by the Neighborhood Association: Fountain Heights' history as a melting pot of various ethnic groups and the slogan "United for the Good of the City," which is used by the City of Birmingham under Mayor William Bell's administration.

The design features silhouettes of people engaged in gardening and playing music on the southern portion. Musical notes evolve into birds flying through trees. The middle section features a map of Africa and the flags of South Korea, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Italy, Israel, the United States and the United Nations under the "United for the Good of the City" slogan. A rainbow-colored ribbon connects the two sections of the mural. A smaller northernmost section, separated by a stairway, features a formalized skyline with several tall buildings, as well as the Vulcan statue.

The mural is considered part of a streetscape improvement plan developed through the 16th Street Corridor Study.

References

  • Ruisi, Anne (February 23, 2011) "Alabama School of Fine Arts students create a mural in Birmingham's Fountain Heights neighborhood." The Birmingham News

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