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Sacramento International Airport Big Build Public Art Program
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Franklin Boulevard Urban Plein Air Project
APP WALKING TOUR MAPS AVAILABLE
New Art in Public Places maps have been made for three City Council districts (2, 5, and 8), along with a Google map that goes with each. See links & downloads>
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ART IN PUBLIC PLACES DIGITAL BANK APPLICATION
The Art in Public Places (APP) Program maintains a digital bank of images of artists' work to be used as a resource for public art commissions. If you would like to have your work considered for future projects, please download an APP ARTIST APPLICATION to complete and mail it to our office at 300 Richards Blvd, 2nd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95811. Applications will remain on file for 3 years. If you would like to update your artist information, please complete an APP ARTIST APPLICATIONand just indicate you are updating your information.
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"CONFLUENCE", BY STEPHANIE TAYLOR, DEDICATED MAY 12, 2012
On May 12, 2012, Councilmember Rob Fong’s office, the
Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, CADA, and
the Friends of Fremont Park invited the community to join
in a dedication of the public artwork titled “Confluence”
by local artist Stephanie Taylor, at Fremont Park, located
at 16th and Q Streets. Approximately 50 people gathered to
celebrate the installation of Taylor’s two intricate and boldly
colored 7’ high vessels, commissioned by the Sacramento
Metropolitan Arts Commission, Art in Public Places program. Several speakers, including California State Assemblymember Roger Dickenson and Arts Commissioner Dan Gorfain, recognized the exciting transformation of Fremont Park that has been cleaned up and reclaimed by the community, largely as a result of the community group known as Friends of Fremont Park. Dickenson went on to praise Sacramento’s devotion to the Art in Public Places program, noting that art does not just belong in museums and galleries, but should be a part of the everyday lives of people in Sacramento. Stephanie Taylor spoke to the gathering about being inspired by John C. Fremont, the Park’s namesake and an early explorer of the west who paved the way for so much of what we enjoy today in California.
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"THE NATOMAS MURAL PROJECT" UNVEILING SET FOR MAY 17, 2012
Please join LifeSTEPS & Pacific Housing as the youth artists of Natomas unveil their dream come true. The "Natomas Mural Project" unveiling event is scheduled for Thursday, May 17, 2012, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, at the South Natomas Community Center located at 2921 Truxel Road in Sacramento. Download more information here: The Traveling Mural: PEACE
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Sacramento International Airport Big Build Public Art Program
View images of the design, fabrication, and installation of these 12 works here. Download a PDF of descriptions of the art & artists' biographical information here. See an album of photos of the completed artworks here.
Upcoming events at the Airport:
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Press about the Big Build: Link to Articles
ARTWORK DESCRIPTIONS & INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARTISTS
FAQ ABOUT THE AIRPORT ART (PDF file)
ART PLAN (PDF file)
AIRPORT ART PROGRAM FACTS (PDF file)
Press release: Twelve soaring works of art take flight as the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission announces the arrival of art at the airport
The process for selecting artists and designing artworks for the Sacramento International Airport began almost exactly two years ago when the airport art budget was established and an Art Plan for the project was approved by the County Board of Supervisors. But its parameters were set up more than three decades ago by a County Law that in a sense set up “the bones” for the Airport's artist selection and design approval process. The law recommends that 2% of County construction projects be spent on art. It also requires that this work be selected and approved in a public process.
The artwork for the airport was selected, reviewed, and influenced by more than 30 curators, art historians, and critics, in addition to county and airport staff, the airport’s principal architect, Corgan and Associates, and members of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission. These individuals were divided up into groups or “panels” of between 7 - 13 members who then selected the art and made recommendations to the artists. They forwarded their recommendations to the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (who sometimes made further recommendations) and then, in some cases, were reviewed by the County Board of Supervisors. The entire process has resulted, thus far, in the approval of 12 artworks for the new terminal. All of these artworks will be fabricated and installed in conjunction with the Airport’s opening in October 2011.
The process won’t be finished until the work is installed. What you see today may continue to be influenced by the design and construction process.
