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Contact: Jim Collins
Phone: 336-373-2105
Mayor Johnson Issues Invitation to Public Art Presentation
GREENSBORO, NC -- (June 19, 2009) – On Monday, June 29, the City of Greensboro will be presented a community-based public art project designed to celebrate its unique history and role in advancing the American civil rights movement.
The bronze artwork, called Coffee Cup Collaborative, will be presented to Greensboro Mayor Yvonne Johnson and the City by the United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro (UAC) at 4 pm at the Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Greene St. The event is open to the public.
Following the presentation at the Caroline Theatre, Johnson, who declared June as Greensboro’s Public Art Month, will receive the gift on behalf of the City at the location of one of the sculptures in front of the Governmental Plaza on South Greene Street in downtown Greensboro.
The Coffee Cup Collaborative project is unique because each of its eight bronze cups was crafted by a different artist and will be located in eight different locations throughout the city in honor of Greensboro’s 1960 lunch counter sit-ins. Guided walking tours will be offered following the presentation of the sculpture at Governmental Plaza.
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