Murals for Racial Justice Project:

IndyPL Murals Display

IndyPL Displaying and Archiving Replicas of Racial Justice Murals

Now through March 27, you can visit large, vinyl replicas of Murals for Racial Justice at IndyPL’s Central Library location.

The project, which commissioned 22 Black artists to create 24 temporary murals on boarded-up storefronts in Downtown Indianapolis, started in early June as an immediate response to the worldwide protests calling for racial justice and an end to the police brutality that led to the killings of George Floyd, Dreasjon Reed, and Breonna Taylor. It has since evolved into an ongoing advocacy platform and a commitment to support the professional development of Black artists.

Copies of these murals are now available to both see and check out at the library for both public and private events. Nichelle M. Hayes, special collections librarian and founding leader of the Center for Black Literature and Culture, states the importance of the library’s collaboration with the Mural for Racial Justice project, “Local artists poured their hearts into these murals. As the buildings start to open again, we want to preserve these paintings that capture what we, as a community, were experiencing during these challenging and transformative times. By displaying the artwork at the library and offering these murals to the local community for public and private events, we hope to archive a moment in history while highlighting this call to end systemic racism.”

These murals will remain in the digital archives, even after March 27.

Learn more and hear directly from IndyPL HERE.

If you have suggestions or would like to learn more about the next phase of the project, please email Danicia Monét at info@daniciamonet.co with the subject “Murals for Racial Justice.” Again, we thank the community, partners, volunteers, and artists for their support and involvement as our city comes together to learn, heal, and grow.

The project partners--the Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Cultural Trail Inc, PATTERN, St’ArtUp 317, and cultural entrepreneur Malina Simone Jeffers--are pleased to share updates, along with the announcement that Danicia Monét, an artist, equity practitioner, and community-centered design researcher, will manage and facilitate the next phase of the project, including new public exhibition plans. 

Catherine Esselman | St’ArtUp 317

Danicia Monét | Rokh

Julie Goodman | Arts Council of Indianapolis

Kären Haley | Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc

Malina Simone Jeffers | Cultural entrepreneur

Polina Osherov | PATTERN