Arts, culture and events

Community artists are doing inspirational work in the area.

The 38th & Chicago area

The area includes George Perry Floyd Square, Peoples Way, and the Thirty-Eighth Street Cultural District.

Preserving the memorial

flowers in front of Cup Foods

 

 

Leading the work

  • Caretakers and local community members protect and care for the memorial.
  • Rise & Remember (formerly the George Floyd Global Memorial) organization is managing the preservation work.

Adding new public art

Symbolic raised fist protest sculpture in the intersection where George Floyd died.

 

Groups involved

  • Artists
  • Residents
  • The George Floyd Global Memorial (GFGM) organization
  • The City of Minneapolis Public Art Program

 

Opportunities

We will consider future public art as part of the design for:

  • The intersection of 38th & Chicago
  • Peoples Way

Related information

Hosting events

Sound of Blackness George Floyd Square

 

About

  • We support public events that promote racial justice.
  • Some grant money is available through the City's Creative Response Fund. 

Apply for a grant

The Ward 8 Community Benevolence Fund awards grants for projects that have a positive impact on the 38th and Chicago area.

Contact us

Alexander Kado

Office of Public Service

 

Phone

612-673-3080

Address

City Hall
350 Fifth St. S., Room 301M
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office hours

8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday

Event request

George Perry Floyd Square at 38th & Chicago