I saw the murals as a part of resisting the gentrification of the neighborhood and trying to maintain that cultural sovereignty,” said Caleb R. Thomas, cofounder of Ithaca Murals. Local art and murals have been at the center of our long overdue national reckoning with racial injustice. “If you’re growing up in Ithaca, murals become part of your fabric and who you are,” Orinda said. In typical Ithaca fashion, this month Ithaca Murals teamed up with Ithaca Hummus to help #GetOutTheVote by providing local artists with funding for murals, posters and public art. Under an administration in which walls have been invoked to incite division and hate, the Ithaca Murals serve as a powerful manifestation of resilience and resistance to an increasingly polarized climate.

Source: Daily Sun October 29, 2020 18:22 UTC