Community Arts International Works with Walter Hood to create San Bernadino Memorial

Walter Hood, San Bernadino

APAA member Elsa Cameron and her colleagues at Community Arts International continue their mission of bringing art to public spaces with landscape designer and artist Walter Hood's Curtain of Courage, honoring the victims of the 2015 mass shooting in San Bernadino, California. The memorial is composed of 14 alcoves representing family loss, as well as the collective strength of the community. Each alcove is personalized, including glass panels inserted into every niche that cast light and shadow reminiscent of stained glass. A quote is inscribed on concrete benches, which also contain hidden keepsakes chosen by the families.

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