Art Sandy Spring
Children's Playable Art Competition
The Abernathy Greenway is a linear park being built along Abernathy Road between Brandon Mill Road and Wright Road in Sandy Springs. The Master Plan includes a Playable Art Park for children. This playground will include six sculptures designed for children to play on. ArtSS has teamed up with the Sandy Springs Conservancy to sponsor a sculpture competition that has been underwritten by Northside Hospital - Sandy Springs. The aim is to dedicate the winning sculptures in Fall of 2012.
The closing date for artists submissions was October 1st, 2011 with more than 120 entries from all across the United States and as far away as Canada, France and the Philippines. The artists' entries are overwhelming with their ability to inspire and encourage children's play and exercise through the use of realistic and abstract features inspired by nature, animals, movement and other interactive elements.
Members of the Playable Art Park Steering Committee (left to right) Jeffry Loy, Public Art Conservator of Fulton County Arts & Culture; Lauren Bernazza, Program Director of Abernathy Arts Center; Linda Bain, Executive Director, Sandy Springs Conservancy; and Cheri Morris, President of Art Sandy Springs gather to discuss the entries.
Lauren Bernazza, Program Director with Fulton County Arts & Culture, said the entries "will bring the community together in an active, artful and imaginative way. This project is the epitome of a community grass-roots effort in public art and it's managed to bring in proposals comparable to those received by city, county and state art agencies with years of professional experience in public art under their belt."
This fall the Committee will be cataloguing entries for submission to a blue-ribbon panel of judges, who will ultimately determine the winners of the competition. (Note that all submissions will go through strenuous environmental and safety inspections to ensure durability and child protection.)
Here are some key dates regarding the competition:
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January 2012 -- Panel of Jurors select finalists
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March 2012 -- Maquettes of the winning sculptures will be presented to City Council for formal acceptance under the City of Sandy Springs Gift Policy
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April through September 2012 -- Winning artists fabricate sculptures, deliver to site
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October 2012 -- Site preparation, installation
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Fall 2012 -- Dedication
Arts in the Open is a bi-annual juried outdoor sculpture contest open to artists from around the world. Some of our previous winners are still on display at the Sandy Springs Public Library and can purchased to grace a beautiful garden or be placed in front of a business to engage and delight visitors. Inquiries for purchase and pricing can be e-mailed to randyy@ygai.com
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Broken Circle by Steve Steinman |
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| Quilts and Sheets by Greely Myatt |  |
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Walking Boat by |
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| Transformation 2 by Raymond Katz |
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| Taxi by Chris Condon |  |
