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#1682: Hudson Mural Project| The Best of Our Knowledge

By Lucas Willard

Published December 16, 2022 at 3:00 PM EST

Students and staff at the unveiling of the 2022 Hudson Mural Project at Bliss Towers in Hudson, New York.

On this episode, we’ll learn more about the Hudson Mural Project, an initiative now in its third year that encourage school age children and community residents to explore the concept of self and city.

In addition to speaking with a visual artist involved with the Hudson Mural Project, we’ll also listen to a sound poem produced as of the 2022 project.

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Lucas Willard

Lucas Willard is a news reporter and host at WAMC Northeast Public Radio, which he joined in 2011. He produces and hosts The Best of Our Knowledge and WAMC Listening Party.

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