Connecting You to Public Art and City Sponsored Arts Events in Jeffersonville, Indiana

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The BMe Community (BMe) launched the Next Narrative for Black America campaign aspiring to shift the discussion of racial equity from one based in denigrating distortions to one centered on the Black community’s assets and contributions to society. This is called “asset-framing.” The intent is to ELEVATE the Black Community’s strengths, BUILD skills and INCREASE community IMPACT. The historically Black neighborhood of Claysburg became a recognized annexation in 1948, started in the early nineteenth century as an enclave of free black residents on the northside of Jeffersonville and represents the single largest enclave of black residents near downtown. The neighborhood was named after abolitionist Cassius Clay*. Alongside Claysburg, the Soulful Nourishment project will promote asset-informed personas of Black People and Places.

Kofi Darku, Jeffersonville resident, father, working professional and Jeffersonville Public Art Commissioner is a recipient of one of ONLY 10 BMe Fellowships given in this region! Kofi will be leading local artists and the community groups through discussions, site identification(s) and design charrettes in an effort to create a series of murals throughout Jeffersonville, Indiana which champion the NEXT NARRATIVE campaign - focusing on the past, the present and the future.