Overtown Mural Initiative:
telling the story of our community
Public art enhances urban communities. It strengthens the bond of people to their neighborhood and enhances the shared human experience by creating spaces for collective thought.
It all started in 2020, when we launched the Overtown Mural Initiative to preserve the history of the Rosemary District through public art - painted on the walls of our community’s historic buildings. At RADD's launch event on April 30, 2020, the initiative’s inaugural mural was painted live by local artist and RADD member Tim Jaeger.
Commissioned by DreamLarge, the mural depicts the historic Ace Theater and a mystery man who was later identified by Vickie Oldham, president and CEO of the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition, as Willie Rogers.
