Urban Legends SPRAY DC to Empower First-time Voters

Contacts: 
Murals for Humanity, Susana Baker, 305-767-5000
Nancee Lyons, MuralsDC, 202-671-2637

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington, D.C. – Murals for Humanity and Get Out the Vote will team up with the DC Department of Public Works MuralsDC program, and urban street art legends Hiero Veiga, Maya Hayukand, Peat Eyez and Jules Muck, to collaborate on a monumental mural in DC's historic Anacostia on Tuesday, October 20. The mural will be painted at 2004 Martin Luther King, Jr., Ave, SE--across from the recently celebrated Women's Suffrage mural, unveiled recently by the Mayor's Office on Women's Policy and Initiatives. A second wall will be painted at 1301 Good Hope Road, SE.

The non-partisan Get Out The Vote initiative from Project 270, is an effort to increase voter awareness and turnout, particularly amongst young voters, by flooding the country with images, posters, billboards, and other art in the weeks leading to election day. The project will cover all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Murals for Humanity connects communities through conversations using the universal language of art.

Who: Murals for Humanity, Project 270, Other Partners & Artists

What: Get Out and Vote Mural 

When: Tuesday, October 20, 11am

Where: 2004 Martin Luther King, Jr., Ave, SE & 1301 Good Hope Rd., SE