Partners in Public Art Murals
Mural Story
Partners in Public Art Murals
Mural Story
Ford Community and Performing Arts Center Dearborn
15801 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, 48126
Ivan Montoya
Nest
2025
About the mural
More than half of Dearborn’s residents identify as Middle Eastern or North African. In Nest, artist Ivan Montoya celebrates Middle Eastern culture through imagery including an olive branch, jasmine, and tulips. At the center, a songbird repurposes an old relic into what Montoya describes as a “hopeful home.” The surrounding hands—tending to these objects with care and respect—represent the caretakers of this delicate moment.
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