With emotional testimony, the D.C. Council approved Natalie Hopkinson and Cora Masters Barry’s nominations.

D.C. Department of Transportation spokeswoman Monica Hernandez said work on the installation began today.

Photo by Kevin H. We’ve written before about the MuralsDC program; last October they unveiled seven new murals around the city. This partnership between the D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities and the Department of Public Works recruits local artists and youth as “a graffiti prevention program that replaces illegally tagged spaces with beautiful murals.” Now MuralsDC is looking towards commercial property owners to provide their next spaces. They hope to find volunteers with…

The MuralsDC program was developed in 2007 as a city-wide effort to combat illegal tagging graffiti; since then, 27 murals have been painted across Washington. This morning, Councilmember Jim Graham, who commissioned the program, along with representatives from the Department of Public Works and the Commission on Arts and Humanities gathered at the former Bruce Monroe School to dedicate seven new works of public art created over the summer.

Last night the D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities held a meeting in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library to solicit opinions regarding public art in the city. DCCAH hired consultants (Via Partnership and Todd Bressi, an urban planner) last summer to research and present a five-year plan to identify locations, projects and collaborations that would most benefit both the residents and visitors of D.C. Last night’s meeting invited city residents to come and interact…