Sculpture Installation Program
Permanent Installations
The Beaverton Arts Commission will install a major sculptural work for the city that will be placed at City Park this July. The picture is a model of the design, but the color will be burnt orange. The sculptural work is entitled "Singing Sky", and was created by Wisconsin Artist Richard Taylor. Richard's sculpture was chosen from a field of 235 applicants throughout the United States and British Columbia. The playful abstract shapes in the work will inspire the imagination of viewers of all ages and reflect the City's diversity. With its vibrant, bright orange color and 15' height, the sculpture is certain to become a prominent landmark for Beaverton.
Please join Beaverton Arts Commission in dedicating “Singing Sky”, July 14 at 10:00AM.
Follow artist Richard Taylor’s journey to create a sculpture for City Park.
Temporary Installations Turned Permanent
Katy McFadden, a local artist whose medium of choice is wood-fired ceramic, submitted a proposal for the call for Temporary Scultpure Installations. Her work was the second selection for the site, but due to popular demand and patron generosity, Katy's work became a permanent fixture in our community. The location is City plaza on the corner of Hall Blvd and Farmington Rd in downtown Beaverton.
Plaza and Public Art
Lombard Plaza, home of one of the newest temporary works of art, was designed using environmentally friendly (green) construction practices and materials where possible. The paved surfaces are made up of pervious concrete. It is nicknamed “green” concrete because it keeps pollution out of local streams, reduces flooding and replenishes local ground water. This is a project of the City of Beaverton’s Public Works Department.
Temporary Installations
On display, for two years starting in June 2010, are two works by Oregon artist, CJ Rench, of Hood River. CJ describes the piece located at Lombard Plaza as, “intercellular in nature, Caught Up, examines the journey of life and what happens when we are provoked to change directions.”
The second installation, Gathering, is appropriately titled due to its home at the library, the heart of Beaverton's community. “In the case of mountains, one gathers the morning sunrise on its face, the other, invites the shadows. What lies between, where water and light collect are the stories we gather to tell.”
For more information, please call Beaverton Arts Commission at (503) 526-2288
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