After hearing about the fountains in Rome I decided to look up the different forms of art that are here in Iowa City for us to enjoy. The most common place that there is art that I found is in Downtown Iowa City in the pedestrian mall.
There are various Public Art Programs in Iowa City including: The Downtown Public Art Projects, Neighborhood Art Program, Public Art in city parks, Iowa Sculpture's Showcase, and others. Some history on the Public Art program is that it was established by the Iowa City City Council in 1997. The Public Art Advisory Committee was also established to oversee the operations of the Public Art program and advise the City Council on potential sites that can be enhanced by the addition of public art and also recommend various pieces of artwork.
Downtown Iowa City there is a growing art in decorating the public benches. This is known as the UICCU BenchMarks and their goal is to paint every bench in downtown Iowa City. And with the support of residence and those willing to support they believe they will achieve their goal.
Here are a few images of the benches in Downtown Iowa City
*More information can be found on public art in downtown Iowa City at this link.
We have something like this back home (not exactly sure what city), but instead of benches we have cows.
ReplyDeleteBack in Chicago, there are specific places were people draw some sort of art like on the end of a side walk, which is pretty fascinating to watch as your walking down the street or something.
ReplyDeleteAlso in Chicago, there are loads of statues and sculptures by Picasso and other artists that serve as distinctive landmarks for city goers.
ReplyDeleteToday I noticed the newest public art in Iowa City; "Tree Huggers", which are colorful, knitted "sweaters" for trees downtown.
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In Tinely Park Illinois we also have decorated benches. Every summer there is a theme to the benches, such as favorite children's book, movie, or board game. Different businesses sponsor a bench and then the money collected is donated. Every summer my family goes to get ice cream and look at all the creative benches.
ReplyDeleteIn Newton the buildings have all kinds of different paintings on them, and they are actually really neat.
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