Brooksville Mural

Muralist: Justin Alsedek

Why Brooksville?

Each mural in our campaign highlights the beauty of the Florida Wildlife Corridor and the town’s importance in protecting this global treasure. The area surrounding Brooksville is a critical link in the corridor and is a refuge for many species of plants and animals. It is also a renowned destination for outdoor recreation. To highlight Brooksville’s role in protecting the nearly 18-million-acre Florida Wildlife Corridor, award-winning artist Justin Alsedek will create the largest mural in the history of Brooksville on the walls of City Hall. This endeavor is in partnership with Brooksville Main Street, the City of Brooksville and the Hernando County Arts Alliance.

Brooksville within the Corridor 

The geography surrounding the city of Brooksville connects the Green Swamp with the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge and the Nature Coast. But this stretch of the corridor is vulnerable. It contains numerous unprotected lands critical to the keeping the corridor connected for both wildlife and people alike.

It is a refuge for many unique Florida plants, such as the endangered Brooksville bellflower, and is home to the Osceola Turkey. In this area you’ll also find some of the state’s most visited hiking trails, and locals and visitors alike enjoy an abundance of recreational activities such as biking, camping, fishing, kayaking and canoeing.

The wild spaces around Brooksville are currently in danger because of rapid population growth. Without thoughtful conservation and planning the connected landscape will be lost, resulting in diminished wildlife populations, degraded water quality and negative impacts on the outdoor recreation and ecotourism important to the local economy.

Meet the artist 

Justin’s journey began in Harrisburg Pennsylvania in a home which creativity and music was encouraged. His desire to create led him on a path towards art school. He graduated from Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in fine art photography. Since then, it has become a life practice for Justin to take off to new places spreading his art along the way. He has had the fortune of seeing many beautiful places in and out of our country.  The exotic and the geologically astounding sites he encountered inspired many of his pictures and paintings. After 8 years of steady travel, he landed in Ocala, Florida with his wife and son, where his art career unexpectedly blossomed. After more than a decade of commissioned based portrait work, he is now making a living with his own work, traveling to art festivals, doing gallery shows and creating large public murals like the one he will complete in downtown Brooksville. The mural will feature native wildlife and Brooksville’s signature tangerines.

Thank You To Our Sponsors

This mural is made possible by the support of the following! Feeling inspired? You can be a part of the movement.

DONATE TO THE MURAL CAMPAIGN

Sponsors

Partners