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Trumpet Flowers

Amigo & Amigo

2023 | Port St Lucie, FL

“Trumpet Flowers” by Amigo & Amigo, an Australia-based art studio that specializes in interactive public art, was implemented with support and coordination from the Designing Local team. Each flower features a corresponding “trumpet key” that when pushed plays the jazzy sounds of a trumpet, tuba, trombone or drum, transforming the individual sculptures into a towering symphonic and light experience.

Artwork copyright: Vicki Scuri SiteWorks with Alexandr Polzin

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Butterfly Screen for The Reach

The Reach is a large mixed-use development adjacent to the Olentangy River in Downtown Columbus. The project includes numerous residential apartment and office buildings, several of which house the corporate headquarters of the White Castle Corporation. The plan also includes several public streets, green spaces, and surface parking lots. One of the surface parking lots is directly adjacent to a public green space. This parking area required special screening to maintain the spatial quality of the park. Designing Local was engaged to curate a public art element to provide this screening.

Designing Local served as a liaison between the larger development team and artist Vicki Scuri. The location, size, and other parameters were determined by Designing Local to support the conceptualization, design, and structural engineering of the screen. Designing Local also represented the owner and artist as the applicant for various design reviews and permitting processes. This included a formal presentation to the Columbus Downtown Commission and a submission for a building permit.

Artwork copyright: Vicki Scuri SiteWorks with Alexandr Polzin

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Pillars of Hope and Justice

RE:site (Shane Allbritton and Norman Lee)

2023 | Fort Wayne, Indiana

In 2020, Fort Wayne City Council passed a resolution spearheaded to create a public display honoring King’s speech in Fort Wayne on June 5, 1963 on the corner of Ewing Street and West Main Street. The monument was dedicated on the 60th anniversary of Dr. King's speech. Designing Local was engaged to manage the procurement and selected artist through installation. As part of this process, Designing Local facilitated a call for artists, worked with a committee to select finalists, and coordinated the presentation on concepts to the selection committee. The Selection committee selected ReSITE as the final artist. Designing Local worked with the City as well as ReSITE to coordinate the final design documentation, fabrication, installation, and management of the installation.

Designed by Shane Albritton and Norman Lee, “Pillars of Hope and Justice” stands on the corner of Ewing and Main Streets celebrating Dr. King;s visit to Fort Wayne and the words he spoke there on his way to Washington DC for the infamous "I Have a Dream Speech". The monument features the six pillars of nonviolent resistance, evoking both ancient architectural pillars and reeds of papyrus, bringing together ancient and contemporary.

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