![]() ![]() ![]() At the center of the courtyard, the ‘five point’ star is engraved into the terrazzo pavement. The publicly accessible courtyard will be the anchor for the museum and its activities. Meaning ‘new star,’ the nova star represents a new chapter for the African Americans looking ahead towards a more just future. The museum’s undulating roof creates a series of ridges, peaks, and valleys of varying heights that combine to create a ‘nova star’ shaped courtyard in the middle of the museum. The National Juneteenth Museum, designed in close collaboration with the local Fort Worth community, seeks to provide a cultural and economic anchor for this neighborhood and act as a catalyst for ensuring its future vitality, including immersive galleries, a business incubator, food hall for local vendors, Black Box flex space, and a theater. The new 50,000 square foot building, expected to break ground in 2023 is designed by BIG alongside the architect-of-record, African American-owned design and build firm, KAI Enterprises. Located in the Historic Southside of Fort Worth, Texas which was divided by the I-35W highway in the 1960s and is one of the South’s most underserved communities – The National Juneteenth Museum will be the epicenter for the education, preservation and celebration of Juneteenth nationally and globally, hosting exhibitions, discussions, and events about the significance of African American freedom. Lee by his side, Juneteenth (June 19th) commemorates the Emancipation Proclamation’s enforcement and the liberation of the remainder of the enslaved both in Texas and throughout the newly reformed United States, which happened on June 19, 1865. on June 17, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act with Ms. Opal Lee, at the helm, the National Juneteenth Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of Juneteenth and legacy of freedom. Declared a federal holiday in the U.S. She makes incredibly intricate soap stencils! Although not officially a guest teacher next month, she also made this example soap inspired by Mee Hue for the Salt Crystal category, and the video of her making it will be included with the tutorial.With ‘The Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ Ms. This challenge will be sponsored by Marina Baranov of Creamy Obsession. You get to choose which one you’d like to enter! If you want to do both, you can add a second entry to the bonus category. I know you’re excited to see what the techniques will be, so here you go!įor January, we are doing two different, yet similar techniques for the two categories: Salt Crystal soaps and Geode Crystal soaps. We are taking some time off for the holidays, and then we’ll be back for the January challenge! Registration will open for the January through April challenges on Monday, January 4th. Wow! What a year we’ve had!! There are some exciting new things coming for the Soap Challenge Club in 2021! In fact, I took the time to make a video about them and I’d love it if you watched it! ![]() ![]() The rest of the entries for the Experienced, Beginner, and Bonus categories are at the bottom of this post! Congrats to Lucy for winning a $20 gift certificate from The Sage!! Click on the photo to see her post on Instagram that includes ALL the fun lollipop swirls she attempted for the challenge. ![]()
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