StL Arts Chamber (SLACC), working with Mill Creek Valley Commemoration Committee, is tasked with the graphic design of the historical markers and the creation of a mural commemorating the neighborhood once known as Mill Creek. To accomplish this, we plan a call for art for the graphic designer and muralist to work with SLACC, Alderwoman Marlene Davis, and the committee to create a memorable statement from Mill Creek.
Our artistic intention is to commemorate a culture lost in the zeal for urban renewal and systemic racism as well as lifting the voices of those deprecated to be heard in contemporary conversations of equity, diversity and inclusion in policy, education, economics, and culture. Emphasis of the project is on the rich culture that was Mill Creek, its restoration, as well as the cultural progress of those
displaced.
The project specifically addresses the cultural effects surrounding systemic racism in public planning and its footprint includes two institutions of higher education open to a wider discussion of changing the effects of the system while educating those who can change the system.