Kenmore Boulevard Transformed: Arts LIFT and Better Kenmore CDC Unveil Student-Created Mural with Artist Micah Kraus

“This summer, the University of Akron’s award-winning Arts LIFT program partnered with Better Kenmore CDC to bring bold, youth-led public art to life on Kenmore Boulevard.”

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