Until our main blogger Mary Kendall returns from vacation, you can catch some great pix from the dedication in an Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County facebook album – and ours!
Also, check out the Montgomery County press release, and the article “Quebec Terrace stairways in Silver Spring get a dash of color in public safety arts project” in the Gazette.
Here are a few choice words spoken by County Executive Ike Leggett:
“These beautiful stair mosaics are important to us in many ways. These are steps you take each day to get to bus stops, parking, and home; but the stair mosaic project represents steps you can take to help you get to a better place in life…It is exactly initiatives like this one, conceived by Arts on the Block, that demonstrate that despite obstacles, good things are accomplished when we work together.”
MCPD Third District Commander Donald Johnson, representing Chief Tom Manger, added “People don’t generally think right away that artwork correlates to a reduction in crime, but I have seen the difference that it can make. Since the completion of the “Turning Point” mural along Piney Branch Road at New Hampshire Avenue, that area has been graffiti-free. And we know that as neighbors get to know one another better, they look out for one another, and call us sooner when someone or something doesn’t look right in their neighborhood.”
A heartfelt “thank you” to everyone who came to the event and made this a standout day in AOB history!
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