The UrbanArt Commission is working with the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association to use art to fight property deterioration and falling property values.

The effort, led by UrbanArt project manager Siphne Sylve, focuses on the boards of boarded-up buildings, turning regular plywood into something more like a Picasso.

MIFA’s Mary Claire Borys and Patrick Howie approached UrbanArt executive director John Weeden with the idea of painting these boards to look like doors and windows.

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