Ann Arbor Public Art Comm holds open house Thursday

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 | Source: Concentrate

Ever see a piece of public art and wonder, "What the hell is that doing there?"

Ann Arbor residents will have the chance to ask that question Thursday evening.

The Ann Arbor Public Art Commission is hosting an open house for the local community. They will explain the city’s new Percent for Art Program and what new projects it’s planning to take on. It will also let the public speak its mind about what type of public art it wants to see and where, and meet the people who are in charge of making it happen.

"This is kind of a general introduction," says Katherine Talcott, administrator for Ann Arbor's Percent for Art Program.

The Ann Arbor Public Art Commission is responsible for a number of pieces of art throughout not only downtown but the whole city. It’s latest project is the proposed rain garden for City Hall. The work will combine both art and sustainability, two of Ann Arbor's favorite pet causes. It will be designed by Herbert Dreiseitl, a world renowned artist and urban planner. The rain garden for the City Hall expansion will be the most visible piece of art in the project.

The open house will be held between 5-7 p.m. in the Galleries of the Ann Arbor Art Center, 117 West Liberty in downtown. For information, contact Talcott at (734) 794-310 ext. 43730 or at ktalcott@a2gov.org.

Source: Katherine Talcott, administrator for Ann Arbor's Percent for Art Program
Writer: Jon Zemke