Aneikan Udofia: The Power of Public Art

Aniekan Udofia paints "The Torchbearers" in watercolor in the Kogod Courtyard of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) in Washington D.C. as part of the museum's Olympic Celebration Family Day on Saturday, August 20, 2016. Nigerian-born Aniekan Udofia is a world-class muralist based out of Washington D.C. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Street art was once seen as merely unattractive graffiti and vandalism, now it has the power to transform communities. Eye-catching murals and large-scale artworks displayed on the sides of businesses help to beautify neighborhoods and unite the community by bringing people together to celebrate the heritage and history of their homes. 

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