Renowned muralist Addonis Parker has unveiled a powerful new exhibit in South Florida to celebrate Juneteenth, freedom and the creativity of the Black community.
“Still We Rise: The Art of Addonis Parker” at the ARC in Opa-Locka shows off Parker’s diverse range of mediums, styles and themes, demonstrating how expression can be used for change, a means of preserving memory and a source of hope.
The theme comes from Maya Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise”, which inspired Parker. “ That’s it, rise … with the experiences that I’ve dealt with in my lifetime, I shouldn’t have rose, you know? I’m still here,” Parker told WLRN…