Thriving Together Atlanta Mural Artist Announcement
ATLANTA ANNOUNCES FIRST THRIVING TOGETHER ATLANTA MURAL ARTIST WINNER, C. FLUX SING
Atlanta, GA - The City of Atlanta, in partnership with the National Black Arts Festival (NBAF), Out of Hand Theater, and the CDC Foundation, announces the winner of the first of two public art murals for Thriving Together Atlanta public art project designed to help raise awareness about how systemic racism continues to impact the health and well-being of Atlanta citizens.
Thriving Together Atlanta was awarded a $1 million grant through the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge, which brings together mayors, residents, and artists to develop innovative, temporary public art projects that address important civic issues in their communities.
As one of the Thriving Together Atlanta partners, NBAF is commissioning two public art murals and a mobile art bus, in partnership with SCAD, and will host a culminating art and wellness festival in Fourth Ward park on September 27, 2025.
The first winning Thriving Together Atlanta Mural artist, C. Flux Sing, was selected by members of the O Fourth Ward Community during a Community Input Session at Mount Sinai Baptist Church on Saturday, January 18 2025. Community stakeholders enjoyed a free breakfast, heard from the project partners, viewed a 15-minute play about racial health equity courtesy of Out of Hand Theater, engaged in presentations from the five artist finalists, and cast their votes for the winning art
“Super grateful for the opportunity, and I'm grateful to be chosen,” says artist C. Flux Sing. “It's an honor to be selected as a visual speaker to amplify the community's voice. They're valuable, and this is a chance to reiterate that.”
The first Thriving Together Atlanta mural will be located in the former Family Dollar shopping plaza at t corner of North Avenue and Boulevard at 455 North Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30308. The mural is anticipated to be complete by March 2025.
Thriving Together Atlanta murals are also made possible by the generous support of Global Champion LLc, and Gucci Changemakers.
About NBAF
NBAF (National Black Arts Festival) is recognized as the oldest multidisciplinary nonprofit arts organization in the US focused exclusively on t arts and on artists of African descent. Through its annual public and youth arts education programs, NBAF offers local, national, and international audiences experiences that are extraordinary and enriching.
About Thriving Together Atlanta
Thriving Together Atlanta represents an innovative collaboration between the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, the C Foundation, National Black Arts Festival, and Out of Hand Theater. This collaborative effort engages communities through the power of arts and culture to educate, empower, and mobilize individuals toward positive change. To sign up on the Thriving Together Atlanta newsletter for project news and updates, please visit: www.thrivingtogetheratlanta.org.
About the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge
The Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge brings together mayors, residents, and artists to develop temporary public art projects that address important civic issues in their communities. In 2022, Bloomberg Philanthropies invited mayors of U.S. cities with 30,000 residents or more to apply for up to $1 million in funding to create temporary public art projects that address important civic issues and demonstrate an ability to generate public-private collaborations, celebrate creativity and urban identity, and strengthen local economies. More than 150 cities from 40 U.S. states applied. Bloomberg Philanthropies selected eight winning cities to develop projects focused on challenges related to climate change, equity, food insecurity, gun violence, homelessness, public health, and revitalization. Since launching in 2014, the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge has spurred more than $100 million in economic benefits for participating cities and action across a range of civic issues. For more information, please visit publicartchallenge.bloomberg.org.