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Storefront mural reading “Our existence is resistance,” decorated with orange butterflies.

Peaceful Protest Through Art Expression

If you have been downtown Madison lately, you will see that State Street has transformed into a place where students are participating in the Black Lives Matter protest movement through painting murals on boards covering downtown businesses. It is really something to see. Here are some of our favorites:

Outdoor mural reading “Breath is Life,” with a blue sea creature and yellow shapes.

To read more about it, here is the article in the Wisconsin State Journal – Painting murals gives students empowering role in Protest Movement

Wall collage of black-and-white protest photographs dated May 30, 2020.

LOVE protest mural with a red heart and colorful crossed-out eyes.

Colorful graffiti mural with angular lettering and hand-painted words above it.

Mural of three stylized Black women with the message “We Know what's best for us” and “#FOLLOWBLACKWOMEN.”

Window covered with red, white and blue protest art and yellow BLACK LIVES MATTER tape.

Outdoor mural of colorful hot air balloons with a message celebrating the beauty of color.

Protest-art mural with red, blue, and black paint, stars, and a Frederick Douglass quote.

Black Lives Matter mural with patterned lettering, raised hands, face masks, and a diagonal protest sign.

Protest-art poster depicting a Black girl with puff ponytails beneath messages celebrating Black girls and women.

Painted portrait of a woman with yellow curls against red, yellow, and green stripes.

Mural of clasped hands in front of a red heart, surrounded by colorful flowers.

A mural shows a man beneath a golden lion, surrounded by rising white flame-like lines.

Protest mural with portraits, a raised fist, pink flower, birds, and red peace symbol.

Storefront mural reading “Our existence is resistance,” decorated with orange butterflies.

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