PUBLIC ART INITIATIVES

IN 2017, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS BEGAN A PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE FOR DOWNTOWN JACKSON. BUILDING ON PAST PUBLIC ART INITIATIVES AND PROPERTY OWNERS INSTALLING BEAUTIFUL PIECES OF ART, DJP PARTNERED WITH THE GREATER JACKSON ARTS COUNCIL AND GADOW|TYLER, PLLC, ON THE “WELCOME TO JACKSON” MURAL FOR OUR FIRST PROJECT. DJP CONTINUED OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE GREATER JACKSON ARTS COUNCIL ON THE ORKIN JEWELER RESTORATION TO KICKOFF 2018, AND WE ENDED THE YEAR WITH THE TUCKER PRINTING RESTORATION. IN 2019, WE WORKED TO RESTORE THE “BIG M” ON THE HAL & MAL’S BUILDING, AND AT THE VERY END OF THE YEAR WE COMMISSIONED THE “MUSE” MURAL AT THE ARTS CENTER OF MISSISSIPPI. LOOKING AHEAD, BIG CHANGES ARE IN STORE FOR OUR PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE IN 2020!