by TRC_Admin | Mar 12, 2022 | Mural, Placemaking
Photo: Courtesy Photo in Sarasota Magazine
“The International Chalk Festival has been taking place in Sarasota and Venice since 2007. Thousands of people come every year to experience 3D chalk designs by more than 100 international and local artists. This year, the festival’s theme is resilience.
Prior to the pandemic, Mexican muralist Carlos Alberto traveled the world sharing his paint and chalk murals at festivals. He attended Sarasota’s 2019 festival and will return this year, sharing his optical illusion drawings, which use the floor and walls to produce immersive work.
‘I’ve been painting all my life and moved into chalk as a medium recently,’ says Alberto. ‘One of the reasons I love working with chalk is you can create ephemeral pieces that people can enjoy during the creative process. They can be done quickly; you do not have to wait for each layer to dry.’
Alberto says the fact chalk can be erased easily with water is part of the medium’s charm. It can be appreciated during its execution, in the same way we experience live concerts, dance performances and plays. It survives as a memory in spectators’ minds…
This year, the festival will take place at the Venice Municipal Airport from Friday, April 1, to Sunday, April 3.”
For more information, a list of artists and to purchase tickets AND additional Sarasota location/details on the Sarasota “Chalk it up event”, visit chalkfestival.org”
— Allison Forsyth, Sarasota Magazine
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by TRC_Admin | Dec 28, 2021 | Lighting, Nature, Placemaking
Photo: Corey Perrine, Florida Times-Union
“Thousands of lights across a 3/4-mile walk are on display to draw young and old alike to celebrate the holiday season. Live entertainment, a 65-foot tunnel and a forest of fog and light are a few key attractions. The display runs through Jan. 9, 2022.”
— Corey Perrine, Florida Times-Union
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by TRC_Admin | Dec 28, 2021 | Placemaking
Photo: That’s So Tampa
“A massive turtle installation has arrived at Midtown Tampa. The rainbow pattered animal can be seen at the center of the Midtown Tampa development, where holiday decor has also begun to pop up.
The large-scale sculpture installation commissioned from internationally acclaimed Okuda San Miguel reflects Tampa and the surrounding environment.The animal world is represented by the birth of a sea turtle, a natural event characteristic of the Florida west coast, in which this balance between nature and civilization is achieved. Still being the place chosen by this animal to perpetuate its species every year…”
— Andrew Harlan, That’s So Tampa
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by TRC_Admin | Dec 28, 2021 | Placemaking
Illustration: Andrew Harlan, That’s So Tampa
“A glowing green art installation by renowned artist Jim Campbell is set to light up Water Street. The installation, Three Arcs, will bring an entirely new piece of public art to one of the most burgeoning districts in Tampa. This will be in addition to a brand new light display set to shine by the Marriott Hotel in Water Street.
As Water Street Tampa continues to take shape in Downtown Tampa, real estate development firm Strategic Property Partners, LLC (“SPP”) is pleased to announce the expansion of its vibrant public art in the community.
Reflecting Water Street Tampa’s overall vision to create a welcoming environment with diverse experiences, the curated art celebrates the core values of Water Street Tampa: resiliency, connectivity, technology and well-being. As the mixed-use district completes its highly anticipated first phase of development, SPP will unveil two public art installations that were commissioned to anchor the 56-acre neighborhood. The installations, created by San Francisco-based artist Jim Campbell and London-based art and design firm Jason Bruges Studio, will be large-scale focal points at Water Street Tampa, enjoyed by all residents, employees and guests who visit the neighborhood. Public art is integral to Water Street Tampa
“Public art provides thoughtful experiences that everyone can enjoy; the works we have selected for Water Street Tampa create unique opportunities for the community to engage,” said Lee Schaffler, Chief Portfolio Officer of SPP…”
— Andrew Harlan, That’s So Tampa
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by TRC_Admin | Oct 30, 2021 | Bikes, Mural, Placemaking
Photo: WFTS
“An average of 250,000 people bike, walk or jog the Pinellas Trail every month. However, those in charge of the 70-mile-path say they want it to be more than just a place of exercise but an overall cultural experience.
So they are giving cyclists a reason to pump the brakes and take a picture along the Pinellas Trail this week.
‘Its like a stamp of approval from the community saying that my work is valuable and that I’m an asset and that’s nice, I love it,’ said artist Yhali Ilan.
Ilan said it was an honor to be one of four local artists chosen to paint two overpasses along the trail, one in Palm Harbor and the other in Tarpon Springs. Each one has a different Florida theme…
‘Our parks department will go and paint over in plain gray paint and the next day they’ll come back and they’ll be graffiti on the tunnels,’ said Alexis Ferguson with Pinellas County Public Works.
Ferguson is not only a public works employee but she rides the trail all the time. She said it’s been proven these murals detract from crime.
‘There is a respect among graffiti artists and our local artists here painting murals that they don’t tag the art murals and that’s been seen throughout the county,’said Ferguson…
The plan is to continue to add more art to the trail every year.”
— Robert Boyd, WFTS
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by TRC_Admin | Oct 30, 2021 | Historic, Placemaking
Photo: Joy Wallace Dickinson
The Ybor City Museum at 9th Avenue and 19th Street in Tampa is housed in the historic Ferlita Bakery building and is part of the Florida State Park system.
…People from Cuba, Spain, Sicily and other locations arrived to form what Florida historian Gary Mormino has called ‘one of the great immigrant communities in America’ in the late 19th and early 20th centuries…
The Ybor City Museum State Park is an urban park and historical museum in the heart of the National Historic Landmark District at 1818 9th Ave., Tampa. It’s about a 90-minute drive from downtown Orlando and consists of a main exhibit space, housed in the historic Ferlita Bakery building, as well as a Mediterranean-style garden and a recreated cigar worker’s house…”
— Joy Wallace Dickinson, Florida Flashback in the Orlando Sentinel
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