The 2nd Volunteer Artist Exhibit: Delsarte Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial Mural January 22nd Reception from 2-4PM

The 2^nd Volunteer Artist Exhibit:

Delsarte Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial Mural

January 22^nd Reception from 2-4PM

The Defoor Centre is proud to announce the first show of 2012 celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s life achievements known throughout the world in mural form. This group of artists will display their larger than life wall space pieces on a smaller scale.

The display will up for six weeks January 13 through February 29 2012 with a Sunday afternoon reception on January 22 from 2-4PM. This is a free event and families are welcomed.

Started by the City of the Atlanta in 2008, the mural project tells the story of Martin Luther King, Jr, by using the large visual format. The first exhibit started small with 70 artists on Edgewood Ave in Downtown Atlanta, across from the MLK museum to well over 200 today. Artist Louis Delsarte won the first contest and now he’s the manager along with artist, Cheryl D’Amato coordinating the show all year around.

Many artists from various backgrounds bring their talent and skill to explore Martin Luther King’s life and achievements, that are still carried on today in many ways unknown to the obvious. “At the Defoor Centre this will cover the entire inside of the building and that’s over 20K square feet, just think of the physical and emotional impact of the imagery”, states D’Amato with a smile.

As a juried show, participating artists are not yet known and will be announced in mid November.

About the Defoor Centre:

The Defoor Centre is located off Howell Mill Rd in Atlanta in the reviving Westside neighborhood, where a lot of local vendors that cater to the interior designers have been going to for years. The Centre has been a growing facility hosting major fundraisers to corporate meetings to private weddings all in house catering with a full bar. 100 years ago this place was a hospital for the soldiers fighting at the Battle of Peachtree Creek and to this day they are “still there.”

For more information on the Defoor: www.defoorecentre.com or just come by Tues-Friday to get something to eat and browse – 1710 DeFoor Ave Atlanta GA. On Facebook-www.facebook.com/defoorcentre or search for the Defoor Center ARTS group!