Veronica S. Shoemaker

Sam Garcia, left, and Niel Ortega install Cecilia Lueza’s “Journey of Hope,” sculpture on Monday, June 10, 2024, at the intersection of Veronica Shoemaker Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Fort Myers.

'Journey of Hope' sculpture installation begins in Fort Myers-Dunbar neighborhood

Tara Calligan

The installation of the "Journey of Hope" has begun at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Veronica S. Shoemaker Boulevards in Fort Myers. The sculpture by artist Cecilia Lueza celebrates hope, equality, and freedom. Completion is expected by the end of the summer.

Cecilia Lueza's artistic rendering of "Journey of Hope."

"Journey of Hope" design to bring message of hope, equality and freedom to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Veronica S. Shoemaker Blvd intersection

Tara Calligan

A design by multimedia artist Cecilia Lueza that embodies the concepts of dreams, hope and civil rights will be constructed at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Veronica S. Shoemaker Boulevards.

Tom Hall, City of Fort Myers Public Art Consultant, and Antoine Williams, Assistant Director of Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency, standing on the site of where the capital art project will be displayed located to the south of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, and between the north and southbound lanes of Veronica S. Shoemaker Blvd

A call to artists to connect Dunbar and Fort Myers at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Veronica S. Shoemaker Blvd

Tara Calligan

In collaboration with the City of Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency and the Lee County Black History Society, the Fort Myers Public Art Committee is seeking artists for a public art project at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Veronica S. Shoemaker Boulevards.