Clarksdale creates art commission to monitor public art after clash of cultures during arts festival

Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaErre, of Bogotá, Colombia, works on a piece entitled “No Boarders” during the Paint the Town event in Clarksdale Tuesday, October 1, 2019.
CLARKSDALE – Over the past two years, local and international street artists have added color to downtown buildings by painting murals as a part of the revitalization of the area. Though many expressed appreciation of the artworks, one piece this year caused an uproar on social medi