ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The public will have a say in the design of a new mural coming to downtown Albany, celebrating the city’s rich musical heritage.

Louisiana artist Vitus Shell, whose work will be on exhibition this summer at the Albany Museum of Art, has been selected to design and paint the mural. The piece will honor Albany’s legacy of musicians, composers and singers.

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Celebrating ‘Albany’s Own’

The mural will feature several notable entertainers with ties to Albany, including:

• Hip-hop duo Field Mob (Darion “Smoke” Crawford and Shawn Timothy “Shawn Jay” Johnson)
• Singer, composer, and civil rights activist Bernice Johnson Reagon
• Blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter James Wheeler
• Members of the Albany State University Marching Rams Show Band

“This mural is a celebration of Albany’s extraordinary cultural legacy and of the artists and performers who have helped shape the spirit of this city. We are delighted to give the community a direct voice in choosing the design that will become part of downtown’s visual landscape.”

The mural will be painted on the Broad Avenue wall of Blade Kings Barber Shop, located at 101 North Jackson Street. It is one of two murals the Albany Museum of Art is commissioning this spring in downtown Albany.

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