Manchester's MLK Mural Ready For Its Second Year

MANCHESTER, CT — This MLK Day marks 11 months that Manchester has had a mural in honor of the great civil rights leader.

In Feb 2021, the town partnered on the project with CT Murals to fashion a Martin Luther King mural. It now takes up an entire exterior wall of the Mahoney Recreation Center. CT Murals is a project started by the non-profit The RiseUP Group in 2015 to create public art that is "inclusive and accessible for all."

The artist is Ben Keller, a young professional painter/mural artist who launched his own business in 2018. He started painting at the age of 12.

Keller's vision for "Birthing of a Legacy" depicts MLK "as a man bringing light to darkness and represents a symbol for more equal and positive times ahead. While the work will always continue, this mural is a reminder that the light is shining on 2021."