Diamond Mines:
The Public Art of Ronald Llewellyn Jones
DIRECTOR(s): John Guess, Jr.
PROJECT TYPE: Documentary Short
GENRE: Public Art, Criminal Justice, Economic Inequality, Community Investment, Community Involvement
COUNTRY: United States
RUN TIME: 00:16:42 min.
KEY CAST: Ronald Llewellyn Jones, John Guess, Chantal Lewis, Austin Lloyd, Angel Palacios, Austin Venters, Devin Venters
Despite public relations about Houston’s demographic diversity, segregation and poverty continue to be significant challenges for residents of the City’s low-income neighborhoods of color. According to the Houston Museum of African American Culture the lack of resources in these neighborhoods has stifled the accumulation of cultural capital required to empower them. When the Museum with a history of extensive community interaction ran out of buildings to create its neighborhood message murals, it turned to artist Ronald Llewellyn Jones to create public art that would continue its efforts to create a sense of empowerment and pride in Houston neighborhoods characterized by segregation and high levels of poverty.
Shorts Suite 2
Friday, October 4, 2024 3:15pm – 4:40pm
Location: Scarritt Bennett Center (Skinner Chapel, Harambee Auditorium)
