”For muralist Chastain “Chaz” Clark, brick is not just a blank canvas. He uses brick to tell a story about Atlanta, the city he grew up in.
It’s a story about history, identity and power.
“Bricks are important for a lot of reasons in Atlanta and in the South. They are part of what I would call our collective cultural psyche,” said Clark, who recently created a mural on the side of Legacy at East Lake, an eight-story building with almost 150 apartments for older low-income residents.”session flows.
“an Atlanta-based artist whose business model includes balancing pro bono work with paid projects. Clark, who enjoys exposing young kids to art and engaging them in the many aspects of planning and budgeting a large scale project like a mural, donated his time to design the trailer.”
“The mural is one of two school murals Clark has completed recently and is evidence of a growing desire for public art in educational spaces. But one of the biggest hurdles for these projects is funding, said Clark. Many schools do not have the funds to cover the cost of murals, so they may turn to grants or private funding, sources which are not always readily available. “We have to find ways to fund more murals at schools,” Clark said.”