Murals at Mason, part of Mason Exhibitions, produces public art projects that engage social justice issues and enrich the university’s learning environment. Murals at Mason hires artists, many of whom are students, and mentors them during the mural-making process. The result? Beautiful, high-quality murals at Mason locations and in the local community.
LOVE & Unity, by Sarah Berry and Monica Tucker of Persimmon Project Murals, is located at the south entrance of Manassas Mall in Manassas, Virginia.
Artist Statement: “Based on census data from Prince William County, the languages selected are the most commonly spoken where the mural was painted to represent unity (English), 단일성 (Korean), unidad (Spanish), وحدة (Arabic), đoàn kết (Vietnamese) in multi-cultural Manassas. The rainbows represent us all, regardless of what we look like, love like, pray like, vote like, or dream like. As with all Persimmon Project Murals, a native species is selected to include in the art. In this case, the American Dogwood (Cornus florida) was selected for this project because it's the Virginia state flower and we wanted to represent the whole state in LOVE & Unity.”