Minneapolis Mural of Pop Icon Prince to Be Finished in June

April 11, 2022 E Jazz Reporter

The artwork will be carried out by Florida street painter Hiero Veiga.

Prince performs on October 11, 2009 at the Grand Palais in Paris.
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A downtown Minneapolis mural honoring pop superstar Prince will be unveiled in June, organizers say.

The painting is scheduled to begin on May 16 on a parking ramp near near First Avenue and 8th Street, officials with the Crown Our Prince project said.

The artwork will be carried out by Hiero Veiga, 33, a Black Florida street painter known for the rendering on the exterior wall of Miami’s Museum of Graffiti.

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Organizers say the $500,000 Minneapolis project has been in the works for seven years. A block party is scheduled for June 2 to celebrate its completion.

Prince won seven Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, an Oscar for the score to Purple Rain and a Golden Globe. He sold more than 150 million record worldwide and is a member of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

This month marks six years since Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park home in Chanhassen.

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