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Making Choices

Nohn Truong

Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center

By exploring community, dreams, and the future, a mural aims to offer hope.

Nhon T. Truong. Making Choices, 2003. Vitreous enamel on aluminum. Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center, Seattle, WA. King County Public Art Collection. Photo: joefreemanjunior.com
Nohn Truong’s enamel on aluminum mural, Making Choices, was moved from the old Youth Services Center to the café in the juvenile court building at the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center. One of Truong’s first public commissions, it seeks to provide hope for young people and families involved in the justice system by exploring themes of community, cultural diversity, dreams, and the future. Though painted in a youthful style, the mural’s content also reflects older communities in an effort to bridge the gaps between audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

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Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center

4Culture believes in juvenile justice reform that results in zero youth detention. We also believe artists can lead the way in enacting this change, as culture-bearers, storytellers, and community-builders. Every single artist involved with the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center project has demonstrated a commitment to uplifting young people. Likewise, all…

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