Public Art - Fort Worth, Texas

Marine Creek Parkway Public Art Project
Fort Worth, Texas
Curated by Iris Bechtol @irisbechtol

Alicia Eggert @aplaceintheuniverse and I have designed proposals for traffic roundabouts for the Fort Worth Public Art program. In addition to research about the city and assessment of the logistics of the roundabouts, we also considered the proposal guidelines that the sculptures at the “two roundabouts should tie into each other, connect without mirroring each other.”

Iris Bechtol’s curatorial work and the design process led to our proposal for the two roundabouts featuring Alicia Eggert’s A Very Long Now and my sculpture One Way. Following submissions and presentations by the three finalist curators, our team has been selected for the Marine Creek Parkway Public Art Project.

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Monday, April 15, 2024, I headed down to Fort Worth Community Arts Center in the Cultural District of Fort Worth, Texas to join FWPA Public Art Project Manager Michelle Richardson, curator Iris Bechtol, sculptor Alicia Eggert. Our team presented the final designs and received unanimous votes by the Fort Worth Public Art Commission!

My “One Way” sculpture and Alicia Eggert’s “A Very Long Now” are inspired by the experience of time and the movement of traffic around the roundabouts. As one of the commissioners stated,
“I look forward to driving from NOW to INFIINITY.”

I am truly honored to be a part of this rockstar team!

Special thanks to structural engineer AJ Kuhn for all his time, patience, and expertise as this project has evolved. And thank you for joining us at the presentation.

And an extra bonus, thank you to artist Claudia Maysen for coming to the presentation. It was amazing to get to see you and having you in the audience definitely helped 🥰

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