Atlanta artist EuGene V. Byrd III reflects on fatherhood in new mural along Beltline West End Trail

An artist stands in front of his colorful mural.
Atlanta Beltine curator-in-residence EuGene V. Byrd III. (Courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Art)

On the walls along Atlanta’s Beltline corridors, visual art invites us to engage and reflect.

A new mural by EuGene V. Byrd III, Atlanta Beltline curator-in-residence, invites conversations about fatherhood, the roles fathers play in our communities, and particularly, what it means to be a Black father.

“Sometimes, as a child, we look at our parents like they are superheroes, but they are just a man trying to do the best that they can,” said Byrd.