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Lakewood panel reviews Perico mural and plaque, considers $10,000-per-side expansion; narrows artist shortlist for park and signal-box pieces
Summary
The Arts Commission reviewed the nearly finished "Beloved Community" mural by artist Perico, discussed plaque wording and a possible expansion estimated at $10,000–$12,500 per side, and advanced a shortlist of artists for utility-box wraps and park murals tied to capital projects.
The Lakewood Arts Commission spent the June 9 meeting focusing on ongoing and proposed public-art work: the near-complete "Beloved Community" mural by Perico, proposed plaque text, options to expand the mural, and a narrowed roster of artists for signal-box wraps and other capital-project murals.
Sally (Arts Commission member) reported that Perico’s beloved-community mural is being installed at American Lake Park and that the artist expected to finish the installation the following day. Commissioners reviewed a shortened plaque text drafted to accompany the mural and discussed whether to include a secondary statement crediting Martin Luther King Jr. and the "Beloved Community" philosophy outside the primary plaque text.
Commissioners raised wording questions about a passage that referenced "migration." One member said the term could be read multiple ways — seasonal…
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