New mural project celebrates sports and art in downtown Los Angeles.
As major events like the Olympics and the World Cup approach and the eyes of the athletic world focus on the city, downtown Los Angeles is on track to create a dozen murals inspired by the intersection of social justice, art and sports with a new ambitious art project dubbed ‘Big Art. Bigger Dreams.”
“The goal is to create an outdoor walkable mural museum,” said Gabriel Yeager, director of DTLA Alliance, which has teamed up with the global nonprofit Street Art for Mankind to create the murals in the downtown area before the Olympics.
The first three murals were unveiled in mid May and the goal is to unveil about three per year by 2028.
Los Angeles, which has hosted the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984, will once again host the global event in 2028 with opening and closing ceremonies happening at the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium, while competitions will be held at venues throughout the area. Los Angeles will also be among the host cities for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup.
“The themes of these murals are inspired by sports but they’re really related to key community values such as women empowerment, education for all and micro mobility and green transportation,” said Audrey Decker, co-founder Street Art for Mankind.
