Creatives around the country are submitting their artwork to INVI, a group of storytellers who are using their website to give artists a place to showcase their work and support for justice reform.
The gallery is called #ArtForJustice Virtual Museum. Co-founders of INVI, Afreen Ali and Giangtien Nguyen, created a virtual gallery where artists can use visuals to tell their stories following both the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd.
Before users enter the virtual museum they will see the words “Enter to Change the Cycle of History” engraved on the floor before a walkway that leads to a monument of a fist standing for the support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Children from local schools in Irving, TX are among the artists who have art pieces displayed in the visual museum. The artwork from Irving came from primarily the South Asian American community and is now hanging on the walls of the Irving Police Department.
The students presented the artwork to Irving Police Chief Jeff Spivey, who knelt on one knee with the children to honor Floyd, according to Dallas News.
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