Sunday, September 12, 2021 – 1:00pm
Art for the People
New art is coming to Decatur! Join us to see artist Ellex Swavoni unveil “What Sonia Said,” a fiery, heroic phoenix inspired by Sonia Sanchez’s poem, “Catch the Fire,” on Sept. 12 at 1 pm on the plaza at the Beacon Municipal Center, between the Ebster Recreation Center and the Decatur Police Department at 420 W. Trinity Place.
Swavoni’s artwork is part of Art For The People, a public art project that challenges structural racism and the enshrinement of oppression and genocide. Art for the People changes the narrative by reflecting the voices of people of color, advocating for social justice and equity, and lifting up themes of racial reckoning, resistance, survival, healing, affirmation, and radical imagination.
Art For the People is a project of the Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights in partnership with the Decatur Arts Alliance and Decatur Makers.