Inspire Your City is a series of murals in Cleveland, OH centered around the theme of literacy. According to the Cleveland-based organization Seeds Of Literacy, the city has a 66% illiteracy rate, with some neighborhoods having a rate as high as a staggering 95%. The murals consist of images of children with books, conveying and promoting the importance literacy and to make learning and reading “something cool” through public art. The books serve as metaphors for (the pursuit of) information, knowledge and wisdom, but are also conduits to initiating deeper conversations within the community.
In general, Inspire Your City is an idea geared towards furthering awareness in how the arts and artists play an integral role in changing the social, political and economical landscape of communities.

"Inspire Buckeye" is 1 of 5 Public Art installations in the city of Cleveland intentionally designed to address the city's staggering illiteracy rate.

Inspire Buckeye

Inspire Buckeye

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0.650 ETH ($0.00)