Tag Archives: public art

Who are the women in the new Historical Women of Ypsilanti mural?

By Mark | June 2, 2016

A few days ago I posted an interview here with Ypsi High art teacher Lynne Settles about a new mural on the subject of local women’s history that she and her students had been working on in downtown Ypsilanti. Well, as the formal unveiling of the piece is set to take place tomorrow at 6:00 […]

Posted in History, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Allie Louise DeHazen, Almeda Morton, Anna Chalmers Alexander Knaggs, Brown Chapel, Carolyn King, civil rights, Douglas Jones, Dr. Helen Walker McAndrew, Isa Stewart, Little League, Louis Artis, Lynne Settles, Mary Eleanor Delany (McCoy), Maude Forbes, murals, slavery, title nine, Wealtha Sherman, women's health, women's history | 4 Comments

Ypsi High students to honor the contributions of local women throughout history in new mural

By Mark | May 26, 2016

As you may have noticed, a number of local high school students have been working on a new mural in downtown Ypsilanti these past few weeks. What follows is a brief conversation with their Ypsi High art teacher Lynne Settles about the project, how it came about, and the positive effect it’s having on her […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Awesome Foundation, History, Ypsilanti | Also tagged African American history, Asia Allen King, awesome women, Douglas Jones, First Fridays Ypsilanti, kids today, Laura Bien, Lynne Settles, Matt Siegfried, murals, Paris Green, Patroinicty, women, Ypsi High | 9 Comments

Ypsi Immigration Interview: Lynne Settles

By Mark | January 22, 2016

While I’d talked with Ypsi High art teacher Lynne Settles a few times over this past year, about the HP Jacobs mural that she and her students had created on the side of Currie’s barbershop, and other community art related things, I didn’t realize until a few weeks ago that she was actually a relatively […]

Posted in History, Special Projects, The Saturday Six Pack, Ypsilanti | Also tagged African American history, art, black lives matter, Currie's barbershop, diversity, Doug Jones, Great Migration, Howard University, HP Jacobs, Imani, Kate de Fuccio, Kwanzaa, Laura Bien, Lynne Settles, Matt Siegfried, Maulana Karenga, murals, Nia, race, racism, teaching, teaching in public school, Westland, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsilanti Community Schools, Ypsilanti high school, Ypsilanti Township | 12 Comments

Wayfinding in Ypsilanti… if we’re going to do this, let’s do it right

By Mark | December 1, 2015

I don’t know how it was decided… maybe someone important got lost on his or her way through Ypsilanti… but word has apparently come down that we need to institute a comprehensive wayfinding system across the city, so that people, from here on out, will know which way they need to point their cars if […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Architecture, Art and Culture, History, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged James Marks, signage, way finding, YACVB, Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | 21 Comments

The desperate need for affordable housing in Ann Arbor, the story of the black history mural that brought the community together, and nudity on the radio… on episode 32 of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | November 12, 2015

Every episode of the Saturday Six Pack, toward the end, devolves into chaos. It’s been that way since we first started the show. We begin each episode with the best of intentions, but, somewhere along the line, things start to careen off in a direction that would wouldn’t have thought possible just a few hours […]