Public art with a purpose comes to Historic Avondale
“Generations”, Avondale’s first large-scale mural
Hearts 4 Minds brings its latest mural project to Avondale. The mural installation took place throughout November and will be unveiled at Christmas in Avondale on Dec. 3.
Artists Hanna Hadzic, Ramses Allen, Emma Flare and Corey Kreisel have transformed the wall at the corner of Talbot Avenue and St. Johns Street into a work of art titled “Generations.” Their art is designed to pay tribute to the generations of people who have called Avondale home for more than 100 years. The artists will talk about their creation during the unveiling event, along with representatives from Hearts 4 Minds and Art Bikes Jax.
“The design features a gorgeous live oak tree with children climbing on the tree,” said Ron Rothberg, Art Bikes Jax owner. “The children are timeless. They could be today’s children or today’s grandparents when they were children.”
Rothberg and Sheryl Johnson, who co-founded Hearts4Minds with her husband, Todd, discussed their common desire to add public art in Avondale. Missy Cady-Kampmeyer, owner and broker of Cady Realty in Avondale, and Rothberg worked with the owner of the building that houses the Old School Barber Shop, All Spiced Up and Whit’s Frozen Custard of Avondale to get permission to have the mural painted on one of its walls.
