With input from local community members, artist Beth Nybeck’s proposal was chosen for a sculpture at the newly named Cleo Murdoch Park, located next to the Murdoch Community Center at 203 E. Brannen Avenue in the Historic Southside.

Common themes for this artwork from the selection panel and community input include the importance of Southside history, the unity of the neighborhood, how the neighborhood is supportive of one another, equity and justice, multicultural experience, and embedded memories. What stood out to the artist is the phrase: “It is important that we do not forget.”

The sculpture’s inspiration is to intertwine nature, interconnectedness, and history. Within the leaf form will be words and phrases from the community. If you are a current or previous Southside resident, or a community member with a significant tie to the Southside neighborhood, the artist wants to hear from you! What is important not to forget about the Southside?

Share your memories! Everyone connected to the Southside neighborhood is invited to share at least two remembrances, both personal and collective, that have shaped the neighborhood and its people. Words from the community will be incorporated into a large-scale sculpture that will be placed in Cleo Murdoch Park. This 8-foot-high weathering steel artwork, entitled “Rustle,” will contain within its structure the memories and history that make the Southside special.