public libraries + public art
DESCRIPTION
On Thursday, August 30 at 7:00 pm, the library hosted an information session for artists about the City’s Percent for Art commission for the new library. Participants learned about the selection process, viewed examples of other public art installations, saw architect renderings of the new library, and heard Lawrence Public Library’s vision for this project.TRANSCRIPT
Jenny Cook, Tricia Karlin
Special Thanks: to Liz Kowalchuk,
Porter Arneill, and
Americans for the Arts (http://www.artsusa.org/)
for the following images
Percent for Art Project
Lawrence Public Library
Public Libraries + Public Art
Laser Lawn (2007)Dan Corson Lasers, aluminum, computer control system, sensors.Huizenga Plaza, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Laser Lawn
Solar Time Plane (installed in 2005)Dale EldredMetalBroward County Main Library, Broward County, FL
Who am ISeyed Alavi6 composite portrait images temporarily displayed in light boxes along the length of Market Street, San Francisco
Who am I
After Image (2007)Linda BeaumontWashington State Arts Commission
After Image
SeagrassBarbara GrygutisFabricated Aluminum, Lighting 30’H x 10’W x 6’D Ocean boulevard Median Sculptures, Long Beach, California
Harmonic Convergence (2011)Christopher JanneyCommissioned by Miami International Airport, Miami Dade County, Art in Public Places
Harmonic Convergence
Bay Area Bird Encounters (2011)Walter KitunduCommissioned by San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco International Airport
Bay Area Bird Encounters
West Hollywood Library Murals (2011)Shepard Fairey, Kenny Scharf, RETNA (Marquis Lewis)PaintWest Hollywood, CA
West Hollywood Library Murals
Flying carpet (2005)Seyed AlaviWool and Nylon Carpet; 18.5’W x 150’LSacramento International Airport
Flying carpet
Souls of Trees (2007) Heather CarterBent pineSpicewood Springs Branch Library, Austin, TX
Parabiosis VII (2008)Kendell BusterPowder coated steel, greenhouse shade clothAgave Branch Library, Phoenix, AZ
Leap (2011)Lawrence ArgentAluminum, steel, crushed glass, urethane. Case: Chinese green granite, bronzeCommissioned by Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission
Leap
Heart and Mind (2011)Ralph HelmickCommissioned by Oregon Arts Commission
Core Sample, I (Projector) and Core Sample, II (Fountain) and Foundations (2011)Chris SauterCommissioned by City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs
MLK Jr. MemorialBarbara GrygutisGranite / Handmade ceramic tile / SodColumbia, MO
Around TownLarry Kirkland Bench: carved and engraved white Carrara marble. Tires: African black graniteChapel Hill, North Carolina
Around Town