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Red Carpet for Research Gala
The Children's Tumor Foundation held a true "red carpet" event to support their research efforts. Held at Chenal Country Club, the evening included live music, an auction and a fashion show by local designer Jamileh Kamran and her students.
Meg Saligman and her team have transformed 42,000 square feet of vertical canvas into “M.L. King Mural: We Will Not Be Satisfied Until , ” the largest mural in the Southeast and one of the five largest in the country.
Meg Saligman at work on the M.L. King Mural.When Public Art Chattanooga decided to add a splash of color to the monolithic gray hulk of the AT&T building on M.L. King Boulevard, nationally renowned artist Meg Saligman was the obvious choice to head the project.
The 50-year-old, Philadelphia-based muralist specializes in gathering community input to guide the creation of grand-scale artworks that transform public spaces. Her work has won recognition from national institutions such as the National Endowment for the Arts, Public Art Review and the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation.
After six months of designing, six more of actively painting and with constant input from Chattanooga, Saligman and her team have transformed 42,000 square feet of vertical canvas into “M.L. King Mural: We Will Not Be Satisfied Until , ” the largest mural in the Southeast and one of the five largest in the country.
Leading up to the mural’s official dedication on Monday at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center, Saligman discussed her love of public arts, what working in Chattanooga taught her and why she’s no longer bothered by heights.