In Dallas, Elissa Jorgensen noted Netherlands-based muralist Rosalie de Graaf, Dallas-based artist Daniel Yanez and Houston-based artists Bimbo Adenugba and Ade Odunfa will “spend 10 to 12 hours” at the former Jesse R. Dawson State Jail building “each day until their FIFA World Cup mural is complete.” The piece is “expected to be finished on May 24.” Standing 150 feet tall by 250 feet wide, the completed mural will be the “largest in Dallas history,” according to a news release from the Trinity Park Conservancy. The World Cup mural series, organized by nonprofit Street Art for Mankind, will “include art in Houston, Miami and Seattle” (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 5/15).
SAK PASE? In Miami, Jacqueline Charles wrote local Haitians used Saturday’s annual Haitian Compas Festival to “not just celebrate the culture and cuisine, but also the country’s return to the FIFA World Cup next month for the first time in 52 years.” Haiti’s World Cup qualification “served as a backdrop throughout the festival.” Bands including Vayb and T-Vice “incorporated soccer balls and flags into their performances, while members of Disip wore national team jerseys” (MIAMI HERALD, 5/17).
GRAB YOUR POPCORN: In Toronto, Adshayah Sathiaseelan wrote the World Cup is “coming to the big screen in Canada,” as Cineplex has partnered with TSN to “broadcast select World Cup matches.” The screenings will “take place at 42 theatres across the country, with more than 20 locations in Ontario including at cinemas in Toronto, Scarborough, Etobicoke, Vaughan, Brampton and Ajax” (TORONTO STAR, 5/16).
