Three-time
Chevrolet
Detroit
Grand
Prix
winner
Will
Power
(center-right)
of Team
Penske
joins
the Boys
and
Girls
Club of
Southeastern
Michigan
(BGCSM)
Fashion
Industry
Club
students
to help
unveil
the
winning
murals.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us USA
News
Network) |
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The
digitally-designed
murals
feature
themes
that pay
tribute
to the
local
communities
across
Detroit,
the
spirit
of the
Motor
City and
the
return
of the
Grand
Prix to
its
original
home on
the
Downtown
streets
of
Detroit
this
summer
for the
first
time
since
1991.
(Photo
by DCGP) |
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Student-Designed
Murals
to be
placed
trackside
at 2023
Detroit
Grand
Prix
Boys and
Girls
Club
Students
Unveil
Designs
Honoring
Community
Partnerships
DETROIT,
MI –
Highlighting
a key
element
of the
Chevrolet
Detroit
Grand
Prix
presented
by Lear
Community
Partnership
Initiative
announced
in
March,
students
from the
Boys and
Girls
Club of
Southeastern
Michigan
today
unveiled
eight
unique
art
murals
that
will be
proudly
displayed
trackside
for the
world to
see at
the
Grand
Prix,
June 2-4
on the
Streets
of
Downtown
Detroit.
The
digitally-designed
murals
feature
themes
that pay
tribute
to the
local
communities
across
Detroit,
the
spirit
of the
Motor
City and
the
return
of the
Grand
Prix to
its
original
home on
the
Downtown
streets
of
Detroit
this
summer
for the
first
time
since
1991.
With
support
from its
Community
Partners
in
American
Axle &
Manufacturing,
Blue
Cross
Blue
Shield
of
Michigan,
Delta
Air
Lines,
Delta
Dental,
DTE
Foundation,
Henry
Ford
Health,
Huntington
Bank,
Lear
Corporation
and PNC
Bank,
the
Grand
Prix
will
provide
an
opportunity
for the
students’
art to
shine at
one of
the
biggest
and most
anticipated
events
of the
year in
Detroit.

Bud
Denker,
Chairman
of the
Chevrolet
Detroit
Grand
Prix is
joined
by
College
for
Creative
Studies
student
Adrian
Keeler,
who won
the
annual
Grand
Prix
student
poster
competition,
will
also
reveal
the
final
Official
Poster
of the
2023
Chevrolet
Detroit
Grand
Prix
presented
by Lear.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us USA
News
Network)
Measuring
24 feet
long and
three
feet
high,
each of
the
murals
will be
placed
on the
safety
walls
surrounding
the new
Downtown
Detroit
race
circuit,
in front
of the
viewing
platforms
on
Jefferson
Avenue
that
will be
open and
accessible
to fans
completely
free of
charge
all
weekend
long at
the
Grand
Prix
“Thanks
to our
key
Community
Partners,
these
talented
and
creative
young
students
at the
Boys and
Girls
Club of
Southeastern
Michigan
will
have the
opportunity
to share
their
art with
everyone
at this
year’s
Grand
Prix,”
said
Michael
Montri,
President
of the
Chevrolet
Detroit
Grand
Prix
presented
by Lear.
”We’re
excited
to see
all of
these
unique
designs
come to
life and
create a
special
connection
to the
neighborhoods
and
districts
across
Detroit,
through
the
Grand
Prix.”
The
mural
designs
were
created
by
students
in the
Boys and
Girls
Club of
Southeastern
Michigan
(BGCSM)
Fashion
Industry
Club.
The
young
artists
learned
about
the
Chevrolet
Detroit
Grand
Prix
presented
by Lear
and its
history
in
Detroit,
dating
back to
the
first
race
Downtown
in 1982.
Under
the
guidance
of
program
partner,
fashion
designer
and
local
artist
Sharryl
Cross,
the
students
received
coaching
on
public
and
digital
art,
using
Adobe
Illustrator
to
produce
their
individual
designs.
After
working
on their
art for
more
than six
weeks,
the
BGCSM
students
submitted
their
final
mural
designs
to the
Chevrolet
Detroit
Grand
Prix
presented
by Lear
Advisory
Committee.
The
committee
then
selected
the
eight
winning
mural
designs
that
will be
featured
for
trackside
display
during
Grand
Prix
weekend.
On
Thursday,
reigning
NTT
INDYCAR
SERIES
champion
and
defending
Chevrolet
Detroit
Grand
Prix
presented
by Lear
race
winner
Will
Power of
Team
Penske,
helped
the
students
unveil
the
winning
murals,
alongside
Detroit
City
Council
President
Mary
Sheffield
and
Grand
Prix
Chairman
Bud
Denker.
In
March,
the
Grand
Prix
announced
its
unique
Community
Partnership
initiative.
Fueled
by the
support
of nine
corporate
partners,
the
program
is not
only
highlighting
the work
of local
artists,
it is
creating
opportunities
for
small
businesses
and
building
awareness
and a
presence
for the
Grand
Prix in
the
neighborhoods
across
the
seven
districts
in the
City of
Detroit.
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