Nexus
by Erika Strecker &
Tony
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Garry Bibbs
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Erika Strecker
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Now Get
by Garry
Bibbs
In
2003, the Kentucky Arts Council, the Transportation Cabinet, and the Finance
and Administration Cabinet joined in partnership to commission Kentucky artists
to design, construct and install large-scale public art pieces for two
separate, site-specific areas outside of the newly constructed Transportation
Cabinet Office Building on Mero Street in Frankfort. The purpose stated in the
original Public Artwork Competition prospectus was to “bring meaningful,
memorable visual enhancement to the public spaces.”
A selection
committee made up of representatives from the Transportation Cabinet, finance
and Administration Cabinet, the Kentucky Arts Council, the building design
team, a local community member and a professional artist reviewed 27 proposals
from 15 artists or artist teams. 3 finalists for the gateway site and 2
finalists for the St. Claire site were then invited to submit maquettes of
their proposed designs. Artist selections were announced in October of
2003.
Garry Bibbs was awarded the commission for
the public art work approaching the entrance to the building at the
intersection of St. Clair and Mero Streets The site’s objective, near St.
Clair Street, was to relate conceptually to the spirit of transportation,
including the themes of motion, momentum, and technology. Garry Bibbs’ Now
Get was completed and installed on August 2, 2006.
The team of Erika
Strecker and Tony Higdon were commissioned to create a public art piece at the
Gateway site, at the convergence of Holmes, High and Mero Streets, In contrast,
the Gateway site was not to relate to one building, but downtown Frankfort as a
whole. Its focus was to be of Frankfort’s history, while expressing a
vision for its future. Erika Strecker and Tony Higdon’s Nexus was
completed and installed on December 6, 2006.
Both sculptures were
dedicated at a public ceremony on May
11, 2007.
The Kentucky Arts Council is a state agency in the
Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet
Kentucky Arts Council
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Street
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Frankfort, KY
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Page Updated: 08/11/2007