The District Magazine Vol. 1 Issue 2, Summer 2016 | Page 31

Waves of Change mural, located in the Grand Central at Kennedy. The Channel
District Community Alliance (CDCA) is meeting social needs by creating a
singular voice of the residential neighborhood. The CDCA and local art studio,
Tada! Traditional and Digital Arts are making valiant efforts to boost their
neighborhood’s artistic voice as they expand their social contribution beyond
traditional art programs. Self-funding this 30' high mural was the CDCA’s gift
to the residents and businesses in the community.
Channel District resident artists, Rebekah Lazaridis and Meaghan F. Scalise,
are not only serving the cultural needs of our community but also building
new audiences for the arts. Under Tada!, Rebekah and I have collaborated a
multitude of times in the past five years. Rebekah Lazaridis is originally from St.

Petersburg while I am a Tampa native.
"This mural features an urban
watercolor backdrop for the graphic
white waves under a moonlit sky,
illuminating a compass from within.
Inspired by the surrounding seawater,
the waves symbolize and pay homage
to our historically artistic and now
bustling neighborhood," explains
Lazaridis.

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