New murals on view in Crenshaw!

New murals on view in Crenshaw!

These murals are a key element of @DestinationCrenshaw, a reparative public-private community development project that aims to solidify 1.3 miles of Crenshaw Blvd as a thriving cultural corridor.

Cumulatively, Destination Crenshaw will commission more than 100 murals, sculptures, installations, performances, and culturally stamped infrastructure, making it the country’s most extensive public art initiative ever devoted to Black artists. These murals—and many of the commissioned sculptures—were made possible through Getty funding.

Additionally, Sankofa Park is the first major component of the larger $100 million public art and open space initiative to revitalize Crenshaw Boulevard. 

“Hey Young World” by Anthony “Toons One” Martin @toonsone44
5700 Crenshaw Blvd
Top photo courtesy of LA City Council District 8
Bottom photo by Lee Vuitton © Destination Crenshaw

“Paul R. Williams: From a Pawn to a King” by Patrick Henry Johnson @iampatrickhenryjohnson
5870 Crenshaw Blvd.

“Monument of Love: Mother and Child” by Artists AiseBorn (@aiseborn), Kofie (@keepdrafting), and El Mac (@mac_arte), members of United to Inspire Collective
3300 W Vernon Ave (up the top of this 10-story building)
Photos by Zane Meyer @zanemeyer

Kayla Salisbury (@kisalisbury) in her studio. Her forthcoming mural “A Family Affair” will be located at 4859 Crenshaw Blvd.

About Destination Crenshaw:
Begun through the efforts of City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson and designed through extensive community engagement and ongoing input from a broadly representative Community Advisory Council, Destination Crenshaw was launched in November 2017. Now under construction, Destination Crenshaw is improving infrastructure and building green community gathering places and parks, making direct investments in small businesses along Crenshaw, adding hundreds of trees, and installing works of art that tell the story of Black Los Angeles — past, present, and future. The project has grown significantly in scope, with a three-fold focus: bringing world-class art to South LA, driving career opportunities in the construction trades, and providing small business owners with crucial support. Construction began in 2021 and will be complete in 2023.

Destination Crenshaw is designed to serve as a catalyst for economic development. With an unprecedented commitment to local hiring and robust small business support, the project is building a pipeline of Black talent in the construction trades, supporting entrepreneurship on the corridor, and promoting creative talent through programming for years to come. Destination Crenshaw has sought to hire 70% of its workforce from the local community, giving people jobs now and propelling members of the community into sustainable careers. The ongoing DC Thrive program provides critical assistance to Black businesses and creative entrepreneurs through targeted partnerships, from social media marketing to technical assistance.

Support for Destination Crenshaw:
A public-private partnership, to date Destination Crenshaw has raised $72 million through the generous support of individual donors, philanthropic organizations and corporate entities as well as with state, local, and federal government funding. Donors include the Katie McGrath and J.J. Abrams Family Foundation, Ballmer Group, Weingart Foundation, Getty Foundation, The California Wellness Foundation, S. Mark Taper Foundation, W. M. Keck Foundation, The Hearthland Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Los Angeles Sentinel, Erika Glazer, JIB Fund, Local Initiative Support Corporation, United Way of Greater Los Angeles, SEIU 2015, Liberty Hill Donor-Advised Funds, California Community Foundation Donor-Advised Funds, Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation, Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Working for Working Americans and Southwest Carpenters, among others.