Community invited to help decorate huge Bronzeville wood letters as part of Bronzeville Week art project

The towering wood letters that spell out BRONZEVILLE are in place along W. North Ave. (near N. 5^th St.), and the public will once again have the chance to decorate them during the Bronzeville Cultural & Arts Festival taking place on Sunday, August 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs said today.

The huge letters are works of art paying homage to the rich history of artists who have lived and worked in Bronzeville. County Supervisor Priscilla E. Coggs-Jones will begin getting decoration materials ready at the site tomorrow – Saturday, July 29 – and will decorate parts of the letters daily starting Monday, July 31 through Thursday, August 3. As part of the festival on Sunday, August 6, residents will have a chance to participate in decorating the wood letters.

The art project is sponsored by the Milwaukee Bucks.

“Every year we have an overwhelming amount of support for the Bronzeville letters, and I am pleased that they are once again overlooking the intersection of 5^th and North,” Alderwoman Coggs said. “I invite residents and families to participate in this community art project next weekend, and no previous art experience is required.”

The 12th annual Bronzeville Week will run from August 5 – 12. To view the full schedule of events, please visit Milwaukee.gov/Bronzeville.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.