Albany’s public art project at the south entrance to downtown, installed in December 2020, may get some enhancements of the grounds around it before it is formally “unveiled.” But the timing is uncertain.
Art for Albany: City panel picks a concept
Written November 30th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
On a winter night, imagine going down the Pacific Boulevard off-ramp to downtown Albany and, on your right, seeing the petals of giant wildflowers glowing in the dark. Pretty cool, right?
Public art: What’ll it look like?
Written January 22nd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Albany is about to follow through on spending some money for public art. The plan is to invite artists to propose something — most likely a sculpture that would be placed on a patch of grass near the Lyon Street off-ramp from Highway 99.
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Art project off Lyon gets enhancements
On this rainy Tuesday, let’s go back to last Saturday, when it was still sunny and warm and the new brick work around Albany’s public art project caught my eye as I passed by on the bike.
Tags: Albany Arts Commission, Deedee Morrison, metal wildlflowers, public art