{"646823":{"#nid":"646823","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Mural in Tech Square Illustrates the Power of Innovation and Community","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENot only is Startup Exchange \u0026ndash; Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s student-led entrepreneurial community \u0026ndash; inspiring new business ventures, it\u0026rsquo;s also inspiring new works of art.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA mural celebrating the power of innovation and community was unveiled earlier this month at the Tech Square Atlanta Social Club (TSQATL) on Spring Street in Midtown Atlanta. The 21 x 15-foot painting is a collaboration between \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/startup.exchange\/\u0022\u003EStartup Exchange\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.techsquareatl.com\/the-social-club\u0022\u003ETSQATL\u003C\/a\u003E and is intended to visually represent the shared mission of both groups.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESecond-year Computational Media student \u003Cstrong\u003EShruti Vedula\u003C\/strong\u003E was the driving force behind the mural titled, \u003Cem\u003EThe Symphony of Innovation\u003C\/em\u003E. She serves as marketing director for Startup Exchange and worked with her team members to develop the mural concept.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I hope that when people see the mural, they\u0026nbsp;feel\u0026nbsp;the depth of the colors, the power of each symbol, and the balance of shapes and styles that make up the mural,\u0026rdquo; Vedula said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I also hope that people appreciate the power of art and design when they see this mural because, in such a technologically driven world, it is art and design that gives relief to the eye and allows us to connect to the world around us in a deeper way.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe mural is sectioned into six monochromatic sections. With the Startup Exchange logo leading off in the upper left corner of the piece, each of the group\u0026rsquo;s five focus areas \u0026shy;\u0026ndash; logistics, marketing, growth, partnerships, and fellowship \u0026ndash; is highlighted.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore information about the mural and the symbolism found in each of the sections is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.notion.so\/The-Symphony-of-Innovation-037af2407414493b8e6464c853f22cb0\u0022\u003Eavailable in this article\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A small group of students has created a mural that highlights the mission of Startup Exchange, Georgia Tech\u0027s student-led entrepreneurial community."}],"uid":"32045","created_gmt":"2021-04-23 16:20:14","changed_gmt":"2021-04-23 16:20:14","author":"Ben Snedeker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-04-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-04-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"646822":{"id":"646822","type":"image","title":"Startup Exchange Mural - April 2021","body":null,"created":"1619194474","gmt_created":"2021-04-23 16:14:34","changed":"1619194474","gmt_changed":"2021-04-23 16:14:34","alt":"A georgia Tech student works on a mural highlighting Startup Exchange - a student-led entrepreneurial community","file":{"fid":"245530","name":"shruti1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/shruti1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/shruti1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":176077,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/shruti1.jpg?itok=re2JuVw8"}}},"media_ids":["646822"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlbert Snedeker, Communications Mgr. II\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu?subject=Mural\u0022\u003Ealbert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}