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| Liberty Street Planter Project Rome, New York A Community Art Project sponsored by RCSD and Turner Glass Art |
| 03/2007 Community members are invited to get involved! Because we want this to be a true community project we are enlisting the help of other community members – that includes you! We are asking you to design a tile which we will include in the project. You have the option of coming in and creating your own tile or having the students create a tile using a design you have created! Click here to download TILE DESIGN form! Click here to see those community members who are helping us! |
| 09/2006 Our first Community Art Project has been approved! In 2005 we developed and began work on a project called “unTApPed”. It is a community art program for at-risk youth. We began this program with the support of Rome City School District. Working with students who attend the Rome Tutorial Center we began the first phase of the project – the learning process – where ceramic/mosaic skills were taught to the students. The second phase of the project is the design and installation of a community art project. Our project is the creation of mosaic panels which would be adhered to the current cement planters (tree wells) which are located along West Liberty St, in Rome NY. Participating in this phase of the project will be RTC students and other community members. The work would be done under the supervision and guidance of Turner Glass Art. Each of the panels will be constructed of handmade ceramic tiles which will be made by the participants. The project will take 4-5 months to complete (offsite) with the installation planned for the Spring of 2007. In August 2006 I made a formal presentation of this project to the Design Committee of Rome Main Streets Alliance. I am happy to report that the design application was approved. Now that school has reopened we are getting started with making the handmade tiles to be used in the project. Mary Constabile, and Tracy Nimey have joined me in working with the students. We have lots of work ahead of us but so far, so good! Look for updates to come! See PICTURES below. |
Description of the Public Art Piece
The walls of (9) cement planters (tree wells) located on the south side of West Liberty
Street will be mosaiced with a design using various materials (stained glass, vitreous
tile and ceramic tile).
The walls of (9) cement planters (tree wells) located on the south side of West Liberty
Street will be mosaiced with a design using various materials (stained glass, vitreous
tile and ceramic tile).
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| Location of planters along Liberty Street |
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| 04/2007 Community Art Project Makes the News! Rome Sentinel reporter Kim Farrell wrote a wonderful story showcasing our Community Art Project . As a result we are have been contacted by others who want to get involved! Click here to read the story published in the Sunday Sentinel, April 1. |