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Local artists’ work features throughout Shields Reed Park: mosaics, murals and sculptures
Summary
Speakers at the reopening highlighted site-specific public art by local artists — including a mosaic, a mural titled "Legacy Plays Here," a metal sculpture called "Strike" and a treble-clef steel piece — selected to reflect North Richmond's music and sports history.
Event speakers emphasized community-chosen public art as a defining element of the Shields Reed Park redesign. The moderator named multiple artists and pieces: "Alexandra Bowman, who did the mural called Legacy Plays Here," and others responsible for mosaics, stage photography and metal sculptures placed around the site.
Speakers described a front mosaic showing Charles Reed throwing a baseball, a mural on an interior wall, a steel sculpture called "bridal ladder" with a treble clef base, and a metal piece called "Strike" representing three baseball players. The moderator credited the community for selecting the artist team and said the installations intentionally reference North Richmond’s blues, jazz and sports heritage.
Artists and designers present were recognized from the stage; staff asked them to wave so attendees could see who created the work. The park’s art and the stage’s photo history were presented as the crowning features of the new space.
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