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BEHIND THE STRIPES

ARRRTADDICT

Por Atlanta United FC

06 de October de 2026

Lisette Correa’s breakthrough piece sits in the heart of Atlanta. It’s, in her words, what cemented her alias, ARRRTADDICT. It brought over 800 people from her native country to the Beltline full of pride in their heritage.

“That was my first big mural that I've done in the city, and I blew up after that,” ARRRTADDICT said. “That mural reveal meant so much to me. I had 850 Puerto Ricans come out. It was like the Puerto Rican Day Parade on the Beltline.”

Its name — “Somos Borincanos” or “We are Puerto Ricans” in English — was only fitting. Correa’s identity has always informed her art, but her mission is much more than a personal one.

“Clearly, they just need a place to be represented, and that's what I was creating with that installation,” Correa said. “The mural reveal was finally a home for them all to come and celebrate our culture. It definitely was a stamp into the trajectory of how I represented my people and my culture going forward.”

That’s the same motive that drove her to Atlanta United’s 2026 Art Collective and to design this year’s Latin Heritage Month Scarf. ARRRTADDICT wants to put on for Puerto Rico in whatever way she can. The artist’s design is a conglomeration of cultural staples from her home.

The scarf is a bit of a full circle moment. Her art history started in fashion. It began with her grandmother.

First, it was watching her sew quinceañera and wedding dresses, and before she knew it, Correa was off to fashion school. By route of South Florida, New York and Los Angeles, she eventually made her way to the A.

The world of clothing, though evidently still an artform she can tap into, wasn’t the ceiling.

“Eventually, I just wanted a bigger canvas,” she said.

Murals became a staple. ARRRTADDICT has been commissioned by Atlanta United and plenty others for her talent at telling a tale on a wall. She said the club was her true introduction into the world of football.

As a Puerto Rican, Correa said with an unmistakable laugh and smile, she can’t exactly claim the footballing crown amongst other Latin American nations. Her experiences at Mercedes-Benz Stadium brought her into the football fold quickly.

“[Atlanta United] definitely was my entry point into the sport,” she said. “My family, we weren't big soccer people; they were big basketball and boxing. That's what I grew up watching … I really felt like this game really brings everybody together and makes them feel safe, and it's so truly united.”

When she sat down to design her scarf, ARRRTADDICT couldn’t just pick one symbol of Puerto Rico. What she ended up with was practically a crash course in the country’s most iconic historical and cultural symbols.

For her, it starts with the coquí. It’s the onomatopoeic name for the frogs native to the island.

“The coquí is our frog, and I would say the symphony of Puerto Rico,” Correa said. “You hear the coquí at night. As soon as the sun sets, the coquí is going to be singing.”

On her scarf, the coquí dons a pava hat, paying tribute to the Puerto Rican jíbaros, farmers that are famous in the country’s cultural history. There’s a Taíno sun symbol, the famous El Morro tower, the Puerto Rican flag and a set of dominos that spell out a familiar three-letter city abbreviation.

“I would say one of my favorite details is the dominoes, but it's spelling out ATL,” she said. “It doesn't get more fusion than that. That is really representing the A, but also Puerto Rican pride.”

On the other side lies Correa’s mantra for the scarf: “Seguimo’ Aquí”. You might recognize the phrase as what prominent Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny shouted at the end of his Super Bowl halftime show. Her sentiment is the same as Benito’s.

“Seguimo’ aqui means we will stay here. We represent here. We're not going nowhere,” she said. “You could break it down in so many different ways, but it's like we're here. We've always been here, and we ain't going nowhere.”

As Correa admired the scarf in her hands for the first time, she chose a symbolic venue to capture photos. Behind her are blooming, vibrant banana trees, another central theme to her artistic output. It feels, if nothing else, very Puerto Rican.

Her words were brimming with the worldly understanding that makes her uniquely qualified to tell stories through her work.

“There's so much to learn about plants,” Correa said. “For us to take as a symbol in life, you're going to go through things, and you're going to shed, and you're going to lose your flowers. But guess what? The next season of your life, you're going to bloom again, and you're going to blossom, and that's just the cycle of life. It's all about hydrating yourself, watering yourself, so that you can continue to grow and get into your next blossom, your next bloom.”

Fans can purchase the scarf in stadium at Atlanta United’s SOMOS Atlanta match this Saturday, Oct. 10. There it’ll be hanging on the necks of faces from far and wide, raised in the air to display those cultural touchpoints and that slogan, sources of such pride.

ARRRTADDICT is accustomed to seeing her art out in the world, but the feeling never gets old.

“It’s such an honor … to be able to share my artwork with a group of people, a collective that embraces all life,” she said. “I don't care if you're red, blue, orange, purple, whatever. I don't care what you believe in, at the end of the day, it's about how our souls shine. It's how we love each other. That is what makes it united.”

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Story by Adam Jasper / Photos by Linsey Wojteczko / Creative Direction by Sekou Thornell

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Story by Adam Jasper / Photos by Linsey Wojteczko / Creative Direction by Sekou Thornell

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