10 artists chosen for MLK murals

EPB’s 10th Street Community Mural is adding paintings from 10 more local Chattanooga area artists whose work will be displayed on the third side of its 10th Street substation.

The 2023 mural theme is “Traditions on MLK” and highlights family traditions throughout the years in downtown Chattanooga’s M.L. King Boulevard area. An outside group of community stakeholders selected artists who live or work in EPB’s service territory based on their submission’s artistic value, community reflection and thematic relevance. The chosen artists include Jonathon Bidwell. Lexi D’Ambrosio. Laura Swift Dahlke, Mason Elmore, Karen Estes, Jerome Foster, Jody Harris, Ann Jackson, Caitlin Maupin and Olivia Reckert

This year, the selected artists will paint new murals on nine panels located in the alley behind Memo’s grill, running parallel to E. M.L. King Boulevard. Murals completed over the past two years honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Chattanooga history, and well-known Chattanooga community members on the Foster and E. 10th streets sides of the building.

“We are honored to provide a platform for local artists to share their talents with the community,” EPB Director of Residential Energy and Environmental Solutions Elizabeth Hammitt said in a statement Wednesday.