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Juneteenth, Emancipation, and "Because It's Time": A Resource Guide

Dare Coulter Sculpture Installation

Dare Coulter - Sculpture Installation - The University of North Carolina Wilmington is working on public artwork to highlight the core belief that Black lives matter. Award-winning sculptor, artist and illustrator Dare Coulter has been commissioned to create the piece. “The goal of the project is to use art as a tool for social change; to emphasize awareness about race, identity and the Black experience; and to increase awareness of Wilmington’s history of racial violence,” said Fidias Reyes, director of arts engagement in the UNCW Office of the Arts. The commemorative artwork, called "Because It's Time".