(Un)Set In Stone is a community art monument

In fall of 2025, we invited people to reimagine how we honor our shared history. Shaped like a traditional obelisk but coated in chalkboard, this monument traveled to events in Montgomery, prompting people like you to draw and imagine what should be remembered in your neighborhood. This project served as a portal for civic reimagination , and how we, as a city, can build public spaces and memorials with more community input in mind.

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In the fall of 2025, three artists in Montgomery, Alabama, invited people to reimagine how we honor our shared history. Shaped like a traditional obelisk but coated in chalkboard, this monument traveled to events, prompting people like you to draw and imagine what should be remembered in your neighborhood. This project, with 450+ participants, served as a portal for civic reimagination and showed how we, as a city, can build with more community input in mind. We hope this book can also become a manual for other communities seeking to gather input on the central question: “what deserves to be remembered in your neighborhood?”

This is a pocket-sized (5 × 8 inches) softcover book with an emphasis on ease of transport, for whenever you need inspiration.
Shipment will begin at the end of January 2026.

Meet the artists

Jose Vazquez is an organizer, photographer, and space maker based in Montgomery, Alabama. They have defended Alabamians' civil liberties and free speech through their current work at the American Civil Liberties Union and helped open the Bayard Rustin Community Center in partnership with Montgomery Pride United. While they work to fight for people at the State House, there is a crucial key to driving cultural change that betters our state, and that is through meaningful art.
ashley leshawn, a poet and painter in Montgomery, Alabama, writes extensively on what it means to be queer and in the South. Living in Montgomery, ashley knows how writing and expression can help youth and adults alike reflect on the future of their own communities. She can synthesize what the public will draw from the monument and portray this in gorgeous words.
Robin Chapman is an expert craftsman and woodworker in Montgomery, Alabama. He has undertaken extensive community projects, providing help to those in need. Part of making the sculpture for (Un)Set in Stone has involved his expert design and architectural skillls.