Minneapolis mural of pop icon Prince to be finished in June
April 12, 2022 10:00AM CDT
@ap.news FILE – In this Feb. 4, 2007 file photo, Prince performs during halftime of the Super Bowl XLI football game in Miami. Minnesota court records show a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Prince’s family members has been quietly dismissed in recent months against all defendants. Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose on April 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara, File)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A downtown Minneapolis mural honoring pop superstar Prince will be unveiled in June.
Officials with the Crown Our Prince project say the painting is scheduled to begin on May 16 on a parking ramp near First Avenue and 8th Street.
The artwork will be carried out by 33-year-old Hiero Veiga, a Black Florida street painter known for the rendering on the exterior wall of Miami’s Museum of Graffiti.
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.
This month marks six years since Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park home in Chanhassen.
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