The Broad Street Cafe hosts a different local artist every two to three months.

Interested in being one of our featured artists? Email: jh@thebroadstreetcafe.com

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April/May/June 2012

Franco

An artist is someone who creates art. An activist is one who engages in intentional behaviors to bring about social, political, 
economic, or environmental change. Through his illustration, graphic art, and painting, Franco synthesizes art and activism
to form a genre all his own—visual activism. Franco’s visual activism embodies his strong urge to create and sustain justice
and opens up the space for truth to prevail. By doing so, the characters and images he creates grab more than your attention;
they spark consciousness. 

At once easy to digest and thought-provoking, Franco’s work makes statements about the laudable triumphs and continued struggles of those who have fought and who continue to fight for social equalities. Franco’s bold and engaging aesthetic can be most recently seen in his pop art examining culture through the lens of popular Latino and Asian food products. Additionally, music is always a strong influence, whether hip-hop, funk or rare groove. 

Franco received his Bachelor of Arts in Art at North Carolina Central University with a concentration in Visual Communications and a Certificate in Multimedia at The School of Communication Arts. Franco lives and creates in Durham, North Carolina. While some may claim that life imitates art, Franco is dedicated to art changing life.

Here are just a few examples of what you'll see:

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Show Us Your Heart

“Show Us Your Heart” Art brings together a diverse group of people - non-profit volunteers, artists,
transplant survivors, families, students, educators, business leaders, and more. The aggregate of
tiny donated artwork gives a peek inside the big heart of the Triangle, creating a beautiful mosaic
with a message worth hearing.

The artwork will be on exhibit at Broad Street Café through June. All canvases will be sold to provide
art therapy and arts’ opportunities for those isolated in pediatric blood and marrow transplant units at
Duke and UNC hospitals. More information about the arts in healthcare can be found at thesah.org.

To learn more about the work of this local nonprofit, go to bigdavesbiggift.org.

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