Mending Walls
In May of 2020, the citizens of Richmond, Virginia took to the streets to protest racial inequality, police brutality and the monuments to confederate generals that line on our historical streets and city parks. As a result, African American artist and community activist, Hamilton Glass, chose to create a public art project that brought together artists from different cultural backgrounds to create murals that start conversation and heal the divides between us. That project is called Mending Walls. Host Hamilton Glass sits down with the artist pairings as they discuss their mural vision, their process and the hard conversations that they had throughout their collaboration.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 31
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Black Lives Matter (Voices of Perseverance)
Artist Ed Trask and Jason Ford talk with Host Hamilton Glass about their "new monument" honoring the citizens of the past, present and future who fight for racial equality in America.
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The public art …
Liberty Leads Her People
Artists Nico Cathcart and Auz Miles' talk with Host Hamilton Glass about how their wall became a place of inspiration and peace, and where local activists could gather and speak their truth.
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The publ…
I Can/t Breathe
Taking inspiration from the shocking history of Shockoe Bottom as the center of Richmond's slave trade, Artists Amiri Richardson-Keys and Emily Herr talk with Host Hamilton Glass about their "beautif…
Her Flowers
Artists S. Ross Browne and Amy Smith talk with Host Hamilton Glass about their collaboration for their mural in the Manchester area of Richmond, VA.
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The public art created for Mending Walls addresse…
In Conversation
Think about the toys you played with as a child and the tv shows that you watched. How did they shape your future views on race and the differences between us? Host Hamilton Glass and Artist Matt L…
New Growth
A lot of things in America need to be destroyed in order for a new one, a real one, to grow and prosper. Host Hamilton Glass talks with artists Charles Berger and PT Carroll about creating balance i…
Together We Rise
Host Hamilton Glass talks with artists Noah Scalin and Alfonso Perez about their instant artistic connection while creating a powerful mural across from a police station in Richmond, VA.
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The public a…
Say Their Names
Host Hamilton Glass talks with Nils Westergard and Silly Genius about their powerful collaboration and their personal struggles over painting the names of victims of police brutality on their wall.
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Spirit of Sankofa
The Sankofa bird, a symbol used by the Akan people of Ghana, expresses the importance of looking to the lessons of the past to create a positive future. Host Hamilton Glass chats with Artists Ian C.…
Kintsugi
Host Hamilton Glass talks with his friend Vanessa Diamond of The Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond about plans to use the murals created for Mending Walls to spark conversation and healing …
The First Conversation
The honest conversation between Host Hamilton Glass and his friend and frequent collaborator, Artist Matt Lively, that sparked a community movement in Richmond, Virginia.
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