This meeting
arranged by Office of Public Art and Cleveland Public Art was
the first such collaboration between the two groups and it consisted
of a tour of Cleveland's Public Art.
The afternoon
began with a presentation by Greg Peckham, Executive Director
of Cleveland Public Art, followed by a hardhat tour of the Cleveland
Museum of Art. The museum is undergoing a renovation designed
by Raphael Vinoly, architect of the David L. Lawrence Convention
Center in Pittsburgh.
The tour moved
on to the Cleveland Botanical Gardens, whose adjoining University
Circle contains a 60-foot long steel gateway created for the gardens
by artist Albert Paley; five free-standing seed sculptures by
artist Tony Corliss on which people are encouraged to climb; and
ironwork butterfly gates created for the children's area by artist
Brinsley Tyrrell with blacksmith Steve Jordon.
The third
stop was the Public Library's Eastman Reading Courtyard, a tranquil
space featuring the work of designer Maya Lin and her brother,
poet Tan Lin throughout, along with whimsical figures by artist
Tom Otterness. Finally, the group braved the weather to walk across
the Detroit Superior Bridge, a project that increased pedestrian
paths and installed seven weather-monitoring stations by artist
Don Harvey.
