Kaldric Dow saw something during a college visit to a Houston museum that stopped him in his tracks and helped shape the path he later blazed as an artist. “I saw a lot of amazing things, but it was a lot of Eurocentric stuff,” Dow, 31, recalled. “Then when weRead More →
By Mark Faverman Both of these exhibits are examples of the artist as a 21st century shaman – a prophetic and creative force. Interrogative Design: Selected Works by Krzysztof Wodiczko at the Druker Design Gallery, Harvard University, through February 20. In collaboration with Krzysztof Wodiczko: Portrait at the Harvard ArtRead More →
LANSING, Michigan – Dimondale obtains its first public art piece. The village called for an artist and a metal workshop master responded. The Dimondale Art Commission selected Ivan Iler, a metal sculptor from St. Johns who appeared on the Netflix show “Metal Shop Masters”, to create the piece. “Being ableRead More →
Dimondale is installing his first piece of public art next summer. The Dimondale Arts Commission has selected Bridge between the banks as the village’s inaugural work of art. The sculpture, by St. Johns artist Ivan Iler, is a tribute to the city’s past and present architecture and will feature aRead More →
A new light art installation — part of Philadelphia wall artsThe Kensington Verse program will be unveiled on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 in Kensington. As part of the Kensington-based Poetry Project, the new facility is intended to be a “beacon of strength, hope and healing through poetry in the KensingtonRead More →
Gillian Wear, Self-portrait at three years old2004. Photo: © Gillian Wearing In the early 1990s, conceptual artist Gillian Wearing began to make a name for herself creating guerrilla-style faith-based performances with volunteers she recruited from the streets or from newspaper advertisements. At the time, she was in her twenties andRead More →
A view of the art installation that has been vandalized in Bainbridge Island Waterfront Park. BATHBRIDGE ISLAND – A public art installation in Winslow’s Waterfront Park has been found labeled with a swastika, and island groups quickly denounced the symbol of hatred this week as plans to repair the partRead More →
Open the audio article player Through Staff | to November 02, 2021 By City of Surprise Presented by Beltone – A leader in audience health care. An iconic piece of art is planned for the downtown corridor, after approval by Surprise city council at Tuesday’s regular meeting. “Bloom Where You’reRead More →
A wall is a continuous vertical section of masonry one unit thick, and a core is something formed by or as if by weaving or interlacing. Put the two together and you’ve got Wythe & Web, the newest public art installation at the Jamaica Plain Branch Library. I (often accompaniedRead More →
October 31 — LA GRANDE – La Grande City Council will meet for its monthly meeting on Wednesday, November 3, during which it will consider two items on the Consent agenda and six new business items. In the new business section, the board will consider approving a memorandum of understandingRead More →
Click to enlarge Pamela Polston © ️ Seven days “Are you here?” by Jonathan Gitelson When Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase “The Medium is the Message” in 1964, the theorist and author was specifically referring to the media of communication. But the saying could easily apply to works of artRead More →
GLEN ELLYN, IL – Visitors are invited to watch an award-winning artist create an original piece of work in downtown Glen Ellyn on October 9 at 10 a.m. Nate Baranowski, including the artwork, murals and chalk paintings in two and three dimensions have been on display around the world, willRead More →
By Dedra CordleEditor-in-chief Messenger photo by Dedra CordleThe Grove City community visited the new Beulah Park Living development on September 17 for the unveiling of the “And They’re Off” public art installation. Designed and created by Upper Arlington resident Craig W. Murdick (pictured here), the 12,000-pound Corten steel structure commemoratesRead More →
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Arts group Knight Creative Communities Institute is adding a new piece of public art outside the Leon County Main Library. Throughout the year, the organization has helped light up the capital with the Art of the Box project, painting utility and traffic control boxes across Tallahassee.Read More →
The room is made up of pieces of sled rubbish.Provided SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif .– A local organization uses art to shine the spotlight on the litter problem plaguing the Lake Tahoe Basin. While garbage of all kinds is a problem for the pond, one item that continues to leaveRead More →
The large-scale fabric artwork that will be installed on the south wall of the St. Charles Municipal Building in downtown St. Charles on August 20 is a community project in every sense of the word. The fabric art pieces that make up the project are donated and sewn together byRead More →
UPDATE, July 28: Arlington’s culinary options continue to expand. On July 19, the select committee unanimously approved two other food suppliers: Ginger Exchange Express / Master Pies Can’t decide between ordering take out pizza and Asian food? Now you can do both from one place. Ginger Exchange Express / MasterRead More →
A public art project planned for Central Park in Huntington Beach will provide visitors with the opportunity to enjoy moments of reflection in the most literal sense. Huntington Beach City Council voted unanimously earlier this month to approve the art installation, which will feature two 13-foot-high pillars made of stainlessRead More →
Matt Barton’s “Community Forms” are made from simple shapes and basic materials, but that raises a puzzling question. What is it exactly ? Public art, of course. The sprawling concrete patch of winding paths and curving walls is the latest offering from Nomadic Museum of the Black Cube, the region’sRead More →
The sculpture depicts a distraught young boy standing atop a red tower with a melting shark in his arms, a visual warning of rising sea levels and the destruction they could cause. But for some residents of Vancouver’s southern edge of False Creek, the proposed 7.8-meter-tall sculpture, which will beRead More →
MONROVIA, CA – A new piece of public art honoring one of Monrovia’s unsung heroes will be on display soon after city council gave unanimous approval on Tuesday to spend $ 15,000 on its creation. Monrovia’s Art in Public Places’ Neighborhood Treasures program celebrates the city’s unsung heroes who haveRead More →
Content of the article The city’s first large-scale permanent public art installation in more than 40 years was quietly unveiled on Thursday. Content of the article “Horse and Cart” by Nicholas Crombach, now based in Victoria Park, “refers to an old-fashioned children’s tricycle from the horse and buggy era” –Read More →
Click to enlarge Courtesy of Studio Place Arts “Blue Sky” by Marc Awodey Marc Awodey was a painter from Burlington and former Seven days art critic who died suddenly in 2012 at the age of 51. Since then, Sue Higby, Managing Director of Studio Place des Arts in Barre, thinksRead More →
Church and Shuter’s striking tower received an extra boost of golden glam with a unique aluminum installation. The piece that is displayed directly above the main entrance to the Fleur, is 8 feet wide and 25 feet high, and features a wave pattern that inspired its name. Digital wave. AccordingRead More →
For years sculptor Robert Irwin Portal park room (slice) walked through John Carpenter Plaza on the east side of downtown. Installed in 1981, the 700-foot-long, 8-foot-high structure has fallen into disrepair along with the plaza itself. The realigned roads cut off what was originally intended as a kind of welcomingRead More →
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A new public artwork by acclaimed artist, writer and West Vancouver resident Douglas Coupland is about to be unveiled in Ambleside. Inspired by the beach, driftwood, a perfect day, as well as Coupland’s friendship with the late artist Gordon Smith, “Tree Snag” is currently installed in the public square ofRead More →
* Author’s Note: The image above shows Bloomsburg University student and artist Kasey Halbleib setting up her exhibit at the Greenly Center in March. Credit: Gallery Facebook page at Greenly Center. The opinions expressed in this piece are my own and I strongly support them. BLOOMSBURG, Pa .– A studentRead More →
A new piece of public art by artist, writer and West Vancouver resident Douglas Coupland is about to be unveiled in Ambleside. Inspired by beachcombing, driftwood, a perfect day, as well as Coupland’s friendship with the late artist Gordon Smith, “Tree Snag” is currently installed in the public plaza ofRead More →
The City of Nanaimo is disposing of three long-standing outdoor public art installations showing “significant” wear and tear. At their Governance and Priorities Committee meeting on March 22, city councilors voted to remove Dan Richey’s Dungeness Crab sculpture, which has been in Maffeo Sutton Park since, from the city’s publicRead More →
The City of Nanaimo is disposing of three long-standing outdoor public art installations showing “significant” wear and tear. At their Governance and Priorities Committee meeting on March 22, city councilors voted to remove Dan Richey’s Dungeness Crab sculpture, which has been in Maffeo Sutton Park since, from the city’s publicRead More →
The 204th Street roundabout is nearing completion and received a public artwork on March 12 as part of the Arlington Public Art Fund. The public art fund receives money from sales tax revenues related to new construction and helps beautify the city. The 204th Street location was the beneficiary ofRead More →
The city of Palm Desert invites experienced artists who wish to create a work of art for display in the new roundabout at San Pablo and San Gorgonio avenues to submit their proposals to the city. The work selected for this great public art competition will be the focal pointRead More →
A new public artwork that celebrates community and nature will be installed at the West Vancouver Community Center next year. The artwork, titled “Small Worlds”, is designed to complement the installation’s vibrant outdoor space and encourage community interaction. Upgrade the West Van donated $ 100,000 to the District of WestRead More →
May 11, 2020 11:16 am Job : May 11, 2020 11:16 am Update: May 11, 2020 11:18 a.m. Beaver was one of four finalists for the new Riverfront Park artwork. SPOKANE, Wash. – A new piece of public art by a Washington artist may soon be settling in Riverfront Park.Read More →
“Common Sense; Portland, Maine” by Sheila Pepe, with “Swiss Bramble” by Carrie Moyer in the background. Photos of Luc Demers Militant art often has a bad reputation. The term can conjure up images of direct and brutal political protest, the loud and angry rebellion against the establishment that dominated theRead More →
Lives are unraveling. Families, friendships and countries fall apart. An artist, however, can piece together the threads in a way that reveals them in a new light. That’s what happens in Emma Balder’s first show in Houston, which features works painted with recycled yarns disentangled from textiles she collects. NotRead More →
Five years ago, 15 artists were chosen to reuse the rubble of the dismantled east span of the Bay Bridge. The Bay Area’s first public art project was unveiled on Sunday. “Signal,” a 25-foot steel ring, was built by San Francisco-based concept artist Tom Loughlin with three 12-ton girders andRead More →
After about two weeks of waiting, the sheath was removed on Friday from a new public sculpture at IKEA Burbank that had raised a few eyebrows before its unveiling. Under the blanket was a 16-foot-tall abstract sculpture of a vase named “Bobble,” created by Christian Moeller, a renowned artist andRead More →
A delicate balancing act unfolds in the streets of Foggy Bottom, where the fourth edition of a biennial sculpture exhibition has taken up residence for the next few months. Questions of taste, scale, durability and subject have all been carefully weighed, as they often are when it comes to publicRead More →