The MARTA Mural

This striking, friendly work by the Milagros Collective (Joey Filastre and Felici Asteinza) represents a real community effort. It required input and approval from many different groups: City of Decatur, Decatur Arts Alliance (which makes art happen all around the city, all year long, and produces the Decatur Arts Festival every Memorial Day weekend), Decatur Housing Authority, MARTA, Oliver House Residents, Swanton Hill, Trinity Walk and Allen Wilson Terrace neighbors, the Decatur Tourism Bureau, and the Task Force for Global Health. There were numerous community input sections, a juried artist selection process, and meetings with the artists. The result is this striking mural, at the western gateway of the city. Watch the video here.