A unique community art project is transforming how residents engage with public monuments and collective memory.

(Un)Set In Stone launched Saturday, presenting a chalkboard-coated obelisk that travels throughout Montgomery, inviting community members to draw, write, and visually respond to the central question: “What deserves to be remembered in your neighborhood?”

The artists behind the project say it directly addresses ongoing national conversations about legislation that restricts the removal of Confederate monuments and what public memory-making can look like. Rather than permanent installations that reflect a singular perspective, this mobile monument serves as a living canvas for community dialogue and collective reimagining.

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