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Blink brought thousands to downtown Cincinnati and Covington to celebrate art, music and culture. Blink is the country’s largest outdoor light festival, with 101 displays spread across his 30 city blocks. “It was a whirlwind weekend, but the response was overwhelmingly positive. There was a large turnout, great attendance, and a great response to the art. We are thrilled to be here and support their work,” said Executive Director Justin Brookhart. Artist Javali Lewis co-hand-painted Lace Street and Liberty His Street Euthanasia, depicting the prosperous spirit of ancient Greece. “Like positive art, I want to create positive things that people can see on a daily basis, bright colors, or something that tells a story. I want to make a big mural, and I feel like I can add to that story,” Lewis said. Lewis called it “a tribute to black women. I’m a black artist, so. A lot of my art centers around black art and black families and things of that nature. So this work.” And we’re in a very populist corner, obviously, and there are some other murals that fit this perfectly.” “An experience like no other Blink Cincinnati is a beautiful representation of the local community and artists.Cincinnati is steadily becoming known nationally and internationally as a truly world-class city.Arts City has a huge public art It is a permanent feature of the cityscape,” said Brookhart. Brookhart hopes to bring communities together and make a lasting impact through street art, music and light installations. “It’s his four-day experience that happens only once every few years. But we’re also leaving a lasting legacy that we’re very proud of,” Brookhart said. . The sense of community is just community. “This weekend has been a blast. So yeah, it’s been fun for me,” Lewis said. For those who may have missed the festival, many of the murals are now permanent installations.

Blink brought thousands to downtown Cincinnati and Covington to celebrate art, music and culture. Blink is the country’s largest outdoor light festival, with 101 displays spread across his 30 city blocks.

“It was a whirlwind weekend, but the response was overwhelmingly positive. There was a large turnout, great attendance, and a great response to the art. We are thrilled to be here and support their work,” said Executive Director Justin Brookhart.

Artist Javali Lewis co-handpainted Lace Street and Liberty Street Euthanasia, depicting the ancient Greek spirit of prosperity.

“Like positive art, I want to create positive things that people can see on a daily basis, bright colors, or something that tells a story. I want to do a big mural, and I feel like I can help add to that story,” Lewis said.

He is also involved in the creation of a mural titled Justin near Findlay Market.

Lewis said, “It’s a tribute to black women. I’m a black artist, so a lot of my art centers around black art and black families and things of that nature. And we seem to be in a very public corner, and obviously there are some other murals.

An experience like no other. Blink Cincinnati is a beautiful representation of our local neighborhood and artists.

“Cincinnati is steadily becoming known nationally and internationally as a world-class city,” Brookhart said. there is.

Brookhart hopes to bring communities together and make a lasting impact through street art, music and light installations.

“It’s a four-day experience that happens only once every few years. But we’re also leaving a lasting legacy that we’re very proud of,” said Brookhart.

The sense of community is just community. And this is the best collaboration of all time this weekend. So yeah, it was fun for me,” Lewis said.

Brink and organizers believe they saw record-breaking crowds this weekend. Many murals are on permanent display for those who missed the festival this weekend.

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