Gallery: Storefronts turn boarded up windows into art, messages of support

A local artist paints a mural on plywood board at Artisans, 429 Massachusetts Ave., on June 3, 2020, to expresses support for the Black Lives Matter movement and others protesting racial inequality in the United States. The mural also is intended to support the family and friends of Chris Beaty.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department bicycle officers pass by a mural at Flying Cupcake Bakery, 423 Massachusetts Ave., that expresses support for the Black Lives Matter movement and others protesting racial inequality in the United States, seen June 3, 2020. (IBJ photo/Mickey Shuey)

A plywood mural is seen on the facade of Silver in the City, 434 Massachusetts Ave., on June 3, 2020. The mural is intended to express support for the Black Lives Matter movement and others protesting racial inequality.

A local artist paints a mural on plywood board at Artisans, 429 Massachusetts Ave., on June 3, 2020, to expresses support for the Black Lives Matter movement and others protesting racial inequality in the United States. The mural also is intended to support the family and friends of Chris Beaty, who was killed nearby on May 31 following riots in downtown Indianapolis.

A local artist paints a mural on plywood board at Artisans, 429 Massachusetts Ave., on June 3, 2020, to expresses support for the Black Lives Matter movement and others protesting racial inequality in the United States. The mural also is intended to support the family and friends of Chris Beaty, who was killed nearby on May 31 following riots in downtown Indianapolis.

Local artists paint a mural on plywood board at Artisans, 429 Massachusetts Ave.

Flying Cupcake Bakery, 423 Massachusetts Ave., expresses support for the Black Lives Matter movement and others protesting racial inequality in the United States through a mural on plywood, seen June 3, 2020.

A local artist paints a mural on plywood board in front of Downtown Comics, 11 E. Market St., on June 3, 2020.

A local artist paints a mural on plywood board in front of Downtown Comics, 11 E. Market St.

Local artists paint a mural on plywood board in front of Downtown Comics, 11 E. Market St., on June 3, 2020, following property damage to some Indianapolis buildings when racial inequality protests gave way to riots over the weekend.

Soupremacy, 7 E. Market St., displays a message on plywood boards, seen June 3, 2020.

Women look at a mural and memorial honoring Chris Beaty, a local man who was shot and killed following protests and riots in downtown Indianapolis on May 30.