A new mural has hit the streets of Asheville. The wall on Hilliard Avenue (near the Buncombe County Tax Department) now boasts a mural titled “Eres un Orgullo Latino” — or “You are Latin Pride,” created by lead artist Leslie Reynalte-Llanco with the help of technical advisors Gus Cutty and Kathryn Crawford .
In an interview with ArtsAVL , Leslie said of the mural “I am highlighting the Latino community in Asheville, the city they call home.” In line with this mission, the mural depicts community members like a grandparent, graduates, and a child wondering "¿Que quiero ser?” — “What do I want to be?”
Go take a photo with it at 148 Hilliard Ave. Or follow Leslie at @sketchonic on Instagram.
The bright purple mural is the first installment of Buncombe County’s Creative Equity Mural Project
— which aims to fill three county-owned walls with art depicting racial equity, reconciliation, and restoration. The next two projects will be:
- Jared Wheatley, founder of the Indigenous Walls Project , will engage the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to create a communal basket concept on the Buncombe College Street parking deck.
- Gabriel Eng-Goetz will make a design based on community feedback for a mural on the courthouse side of the Register of Deeds building.
Looking for more street art? Take a virtual tour of 16 murals around Asheville .