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Shaun Thurston Drops The Curtain On #ProjectAtrium at MOCA Jax

The identity of the mystery artist who has taken over one of the galleries at MOCA Jacksonville has been revealed.Jacksonville-based artist Shaun Thurston has been working behind a giant curtain on his One Spark installation as part of MOCA's Project Atrium. His latest work will be revealed Wednesday night at 7:45 p.m. The exhibit is the culmination of his 2013 One Spark project, in which he pledged to complete 20 murals in a year.

You can already see much of his art around Jacksonville in the form of murals and street art, including the mural painted on the front of Chamblin's Uptown bookstore and cafe.

Thurston joined Melissa Ross to discuss Project Atrium and the state of street art in Jacksonville.

You can follow Melissa Ross on Twitter @MelissainJax.

Melissa Ross joined WJCT in 2009 with 20 years of experience in broadcasting, including stints in Cincinnati, Chicago, Orlando and Jacksonville. During her career as a television and radio news anchor and reporter, Melissa has won four regional Emmys for news and feature reporting.