The Community Foundation and Business for the Arts Broward Debuts Third Mural in the “Lead with Love” Mural Project with Celebrity Artist Cey Adams at Dania Beach Marina
The Community Foundation and Business for the Arts Broward Debuts Third Mural in the “Lead with Love” Mural Project with Celebrity Artist Cey Adams at Dania Beach Marina
The Community Foundation and Business for the Arts Broward Debuts Third Mural in the “Lead with Love” Mural Project with Celebrity Artist Cey Adams at Dania Beach Marina
The Community Foundation of Broward (CFB) and Business for the Arts Broward are proud to debut the third artwork of nine in its “Lead with Love” mural initiative, with a vibrant mural painted by renowned artist Cey Adams at the Dania Beach Marina. Located at 151 North Beach Road, Dania Beach, painting on the mural began on Feb. 27, 2025.
The “Lead with Love” mural project is a transformative public art initiative in collaboration with Adams designed to spread a message of love and unity across Broward County. The project, running from fall 2024 to 2027, aims to create nine distinctive murals, each in a different city. Spearheaded by a partnership between the Community Foundation of Broward and Business for the Arts Broward, the project has a goal to enrich and unify the community and promote cultural engagement.
Supporters will join Adams to paint the finishing touches on the nearly completed mural at Dania Beach Marina on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Community Foundation of Broward President and CEO Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D.; representatives from Business for the Arts Broward, City of Dania Beach officials and other sponsoring organizations will be in attendance. Media are invited to attend, engage and even pick up a paintbrush to help bring the mural to life.
The project seeks to foster a sense of unity and pride within each community by creating public art that reflects local identity and spirit. Each mural will serve as a cultural landmark, enhancing local character and providing a space for communal gathering and reflection. The murals are intended to be lasting symbols of love and cultural diversity, contributing to the artistic landscape of Broward County and fostering a deeper appreciation for art and community collaboration. Adams tapped into the Broward County arts community and invited select artists to join him in the mural creation process.
The project’s first artwork, the “LOVE Las Olas” mural, is located on the western exterior wall of Hoffman’s Chocolates at 601 E. Las Olas Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale facing Tunnel Top Park. The second artwork, the “ONE LOVE PLANTATION” mural, is at Kingsley Park at 4680 NW 9th Court in Plantation.
The “Lead with Love” mural project is supported by various sponsors including the Community Foundation of Broward, Business for the Arts Broward, Dara and Jarett Levan Fund for the Arts at the Community Foundation of Broward, Florida Power & Light, The City of Dania Beach, the BBX Capital Fund for the Arts at the Community Foundation of Broward and the Broward Cultural Division
“The inspiration behind my LOVE murals is to encourage viewers to think and see beyond the surface. The goal of my art is to make a direct connection with the public,” said Adams. “Incorporating vibrant colors and positive messages, I hope to create better communication and understanding to bring people together. Thank you to the City of Dania Beach, the Community Foundation of Broward and my friends at Business for the Arts Broward for inviting me to create this mural.”
“Philanthropy means the love of humanity, and we felt this message was especially appropriate for our growing community,” said O’Flannery Anderson. “This transformational project aims to inspire a movement in Broward to do what is right: to support others, to be kind, to share, to be patient, to demonstrate compassion, to listen, to learn, and to LOVE our community. These murals help Broward grow and develop into a place where we all feel a greater sense of pride and belonging.”
“We are happy to bring the third LOVE mural to Broward County at Dania Beach, and once again merge business and art to uplift and strengthen our community,” said Jarett Levan, president and CEO of BBX Capital, CEO of IT’SUGAR and Business for the Arts of Broward Board Chair.
“The ‘Lead with Love’ mural at Dania Beach Marina beautifully reflects our ‘Sea it, Live it, Love it’ spirit, uniting our community through art,” said Dania Beach Mayor Joyce L. Davis.
In 2025, the Community Foundation of Broward is proud to launch Lead With Love – its new mantra moving forward as an organization. Lead With Love emphasizes the heart behind giving, inspiring donors to invest not only financially, but also emotionally, socially and collaboratively in Broward County’s future.
Lead With Love fosters collective action, encouraging more people to participate in philanthropy that uplifts Broward. Lead With Love highlights the role of philanthropy in creating equitable opportunities for all residents, strengthening connections between donors and the causes they care about, and empowering nonprofits with sustainable resources to expand their missions.
About the Community Foundation of Broward:
Founded in 1984, the Community Foundation of Broward partners with families, individuals and organizations to create personalized charitable funds that deliver game-changing philanthropic impact. 571 charitable funds represent $300 million in assets, distributing more than $195 million in grants over the past 40 years. The Community Foundation transforms our community through focused leadership that fosters collaboration, builds endowment, advances equity and connects people who care to causes that matter. The Foundation empowers visionaries, innovators and doers to create the change they want to see in the community we love. www.cfbroward.org
About Business for the Arts Broward
Business for the Arts Broward is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) engaging businesses and business leaders to advocate and educate about the importance of the County’s art and cultural community as well as to recognize the connection between cultural vitality, creative success, and economic development. To learn more visit www.Facebook.com/BFABroward or www.bfabroward.org.
About Cey Adams
Adams is a New York City native who emerged from the downtown graffiti movement to exhibit alongside fellow artists Jean-Michael Basquiat and Keith Haring. As the founding Creative Director of Hip-Hop’s Def Jam Recordings, Adams co-founded the Drawing Board, the label’s in-house visual design firm where he created visual identities, album covers, logos and advertising campaigns for Run DMC, Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Notorious B.I.G., Maroon 5, Jay-Z and many more.
He exhibits, lectures, and teaches art workshops at institutions including: The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, MoMA, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of the City of New York, School of Visual Arts, Temple University, MoCA Los Angeles, Howard University, among others. He designed the award-winning Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap (Smithsonian/Folkways), a box set including a 300-page book and 9 CD set; designed Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label (Rizzoli); and co-authored DEFinition: The Art and Design of Hip-Hop (Harper-Collins).
Adams has collaborated with many global brands including Levi’s, Mattel, The Recording Academy, Apple, Hampton Water Rose, Bacardi, IDEO, Foot Locker, Converse, Pabst Blue Ribbon, YouTube, and Google. To learn more, go to ceyadams.com.
