Summary: Jedidiah Gant and I talk all about murals in Raleigh and the process of getting a mural on a wall.
Show Notes: Welcome to Dirt NC where we talk all about the places and spaces of North Carolina and the people who make them awesome, I am your host Jed Byrne.
Throughout my career in engineering, construction, finance, and development, I have covered just about all sides of the land use ecosystem. This show creates an opportunity for me to share what I have learned with you as well as introduce you to some of my friends, both new and old who are doing transformative work.
With each episode of Dirt NC my goal is to make sure you walk away learning something new about land use. I promise to keep it simple and straight to the point.
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In this episode Jedidiah and I talk about all things mural in Raleigh. We start off talking about 90’s bands, but then get into the four key requirements of any mural project and the process of getting “Green City, USA” from a concept up onto the wall in Downtown Raleigh. We even get into how we both got our names.
About Jedidiah: Jedidiah Gant is a designer living with his wife, two kids, and pup in Downtown Raleigh where he's walked the streets looking for creative opportunities and vinyl records since 2005. His work focuses on media strategy, creative urbanism, and community engagement (or some combination of all three).
He is the Brand Director at Myriad, a video agency who focuses on making video make a difference for tech and social impact brands. As well, he is the Director of the Raleigh Murals Project, a non-profit organization that has helped make Raleigh colorful since 2015 by installing murals with brands such as ACLU, Google Fiber, March for our Lives, Red Hat, Truth, and Vans among many others.
He has a bachelor degree in Architecture from UNC Charlotte and a Masters Degree in New Media from NC State’s College of Design (Art+ Design). He has taught media theory in the Art + Design graduate department since 2019.
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As always, I am grateful that you have chosen to share this time with me! If you have comments/questions/suggestions about Dirt NC or anything land use related you can find me on twitter at @OakCityCRE and if you want a simple and to the point update on Raleigh commercial development you can subscribe to The Top Five, my free weekly newsletter at www.oakcitycre.com
Until next time, Thank you!