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Gainesville Wins National Award for Art Mural Project

The National League of Cities has selected four municipalities for their innovative programs promoting inclusivity and diversity as the winners of its 2021 Cultural Diversity Awards.  

The awards celebrate programs that support the arts, community building and Black history. Submissions for the awards program were grouped by size and evaluated for creativity, impact on the community and scope of the program. The winning communities were selected from more than fifty municipalities that applied.