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Concept Design: Inspired by archival images and yearbook photos, the proposed art would celebrate the community's rich history, be uplifting and add whimsy to the site.
Concept Design: In the proposed sculptures, historical images are accented by "flair"—colorful lines and uplifting speech bubbles.
Concept Design: Sculptures would be fabricated as 2d/3d metal stand ups with bright, colorful powder coated accents. Rendering is not final.
Concept Design: Sculptures would be fabricated as 2d/3d metal stand ups with bright, colorful powder coated accents. Rendering is not final.
Concept Design: Sculptures would be fabricated as 2d/3d metal stand ups with bright, colorful powder coated accents. Rendering is not final.
Concept Design: Sculptures would be fabricated as 2d/3d metal stand ups with bright, colorful powder coated accents. Rendering is not final.
Dare Coulter
Dare Coulter is an award-winning professional sculptor, artist, muralist, and illustrator. Born in Augusta, Ga., and raised in Lorton, Va., she has spent her adult life living in and around the Raleigh area. She graduated from NC State University with a bachelor’s degree in art and design and was strongly influenced by courses in Meredith College’s art program.
Dare’s murals and public art can be seen around the Triangle, and she has illustrated more than a dozen books. In 2024, her illustrations for An American Story, by author and poet Kwame Alexander, won the Coretta Scott King Book Award for illustration. Her work exudes energy and celebrates black joy, and is rich in imagery that reflects the fullness and vibrancy of the black cultural experience.
Kulsum Tasnif
Kulsum Tasnif is a contemporary artist whose work is deeply rooted in community. She uses a wide range of techniques and approaches, many of which deal with social issues and the way they affect the Muslim-American community to which she belongs. She spent four years recording audio voices of survivors of war and illustrated their stories in her series, Journey to The Good Life. Other solo exhibits include The Protest Purse, which empowers women through shared narratives and explores purses and backpacks as a vehicle to tell their stories.
After completing graduate studies in art and design at NC State University, Kulsum founded Artist Ummah, a non-profit organization celebrating creativity, identity, and community. “Ummah,” which means community in Arabic, embodies her mission to empower artists and bring vibrant, diverse expressions of creativity to the forefront. In 2023, Kulsum worked with Raleigh Arts’ Raleigh Stories project to create Backpacking Method, a multimedia, interactive public art project about the Method community.
