Designed by Seattle-based artist Brady Black in partnership with the BelRed Arts District Community Alliance, Joyful Connections features the faces of local children came to life through the hands of over 100 community members, business owners, and local artists. This art installation began during the Sound Transit 2 Line Opening Celebration in spring of 2024 and was completed at a community painting party soon after. The 150-foot mural shows children playing a game of telephone with tin cans and string, a simple reminder of imagination and the stories that bring us together. The message might change as it’s passed along, but the connection we share always stays the same.

ABOUT BRADY BLACK

Brady Black creates public art installations and murals that bring communities together and tell their stories: "I know I have achieved my goals when the community sees themselves or their neighbors in the piece, and not me as an artist." Black was born and raised in Texas. He lived in Beirut, Lebanon for fourteen years, working with a residential home for abandoned children. He has created murals and public art at refugee camps in Iraq and Syria, as well as in Lebanon, Mexico, and the United States.