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Jamal Collins / Professor of Design

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People think a festival is a lineup.

It’s not.

A festival is whether the community sees itself in it.

This is Fresh Fest Cleveland 2026. The look. The type. The color. The signs you’ll walk past. The merch you’ll wear.

Everything you’re swiping through, I designed for this year.

Here’s what most people miss.
The design isn’t decoration. It’s ownership.

When people see their own community dressed with intention, they don’t feel marketed to.
 They feel seen.
They show up different. They bring their people. They protect the space.

Seven years doing this taught me one thing. It’s never about the poster. It’s about whether the culture recognizes itself when it looks up.
I don’t just make it look good.
 I help a community remember it belongs to them.

This is the 2026 look.
 Same land. Same people. Told right. Sept 12. by @jayworking

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All Year Money! I forgot to post this one! 🤷🏽‍♂️😂🤣😂 The Book of Hov! taken in DUMBO, Brooklyn by @jayworking

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Whatever It Takes! taken in Tampa Bay, Florida by @jayworking

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DMV - NYC / Juneteenth / June 30, 1970 / 56 Years Around The Sun! / Masha’Allah taken in Harlem, NYC by @jayworking

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Saint & Sinner! by @jayworking

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I Stand Accused! taken in Beale St. Memphis, TN by @jayworking

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People who talk need momentum.
People who move already have it. taken in Miami Beach by @jayworking

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Mixed Emotions taken in Minneapolis, Minnesota by @jayworking

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A huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the E. 22nd Street Public Art planning process!

Over 60 community members joined us at two workshops held at @thefriendlyinn. Community members participated through interactive stations to share ideas, visualize their visions, and help shape the concepts for new screen wall murals that will span over 620 feet—connecting Central to the Campus

I had to translate this rich community input into powerful visual imagery. And thanks for the partnership with @seventh_hill and to @collectivexpress, the event was energized with a live DJ, engaging activities, and fun for all ages!

Stay tuned—final mural designs are coming soon and will be installed as part of the larger E. 22nd Street corridor reconstruction project. The future is bright—and bold—with your creativity leading the way! 🎨🧡

#PublicArtCLE #CommunityDesign #CentralCLE #CampusDistrictCLE #SeventhHill #JamalCollins #CollectivExpress by @jayworking

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