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A survey of public art in Ann Arbor
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The Ann Arbor Public Art Commission was founded in 1998.
AAPAC’s mission is to bring to the City of Ann Arbor public art that improves the aesthetic quality of public spaces and structures, provides for cultural and
recreational opportunities, contributes to local heritage, stimulates economic activity, and promotes the general welfare of the community.
Public Art in Ann ArborHighlights
Urban Configurations • Decorative metal grates • 4th and Washington Parking StructureSponsored by the Downtown Public Art Committee and the Commission on Art in Public Places
Irina Koukhanova
Untitled • Stoneware panels • 4th and Washington Parking Structure
Sponsored by the Downtown Public Art Committee and the Commission on Art in Public Places
Barron Naegel and Yiu-Keung Lee
Frames • Glass tile mosaic mural • 4th and Washington Parking StructureSponsored by the Downtown Public Art Committee and the Commission on Art in Public Places
Michael Hall
Umbororo Crossing • 2008 Golden Paintbrush winnerTemporary installation • Ann Arbor City Hall
Elshafei Dafalla Mohamed
Festifools • 2007 Golden Paintbrush winnerMark Tucker and Shoshana Hurand
Photo courtesy Myra Klarman, myraklarman.com
Stainless steel sculpture • Donated by McKinley and AssociatesRestored and relocated to Pittsfield Township Library Branch
David Lee Brown
Imagine/Align • Community-based art installation
University of Michigan Nichols Arboretum
Susan Skarsgard
TreeFORMS
West Park , Ann Arbor, Michigan 2011
Travis Pelletier
Fairy Doors • 2006 Golden Paintbrush winnerJonathan B. Wright
Collaborators: Peaceable Kingdom • Voila • The Ark • Selo/Shevel • Sweetwaters • Red Shoes
Allmendinger Park PavilionTo be completed November 2012
Mary Thiefels
Great Lakes Ecosystems
Mosaic Murals
2009Golden
PaintbrushWinner
University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Julia Hanansen
and 47volunteers of all ages
Ten • Hand-cut glass mosaic mural • 322 E. Liberty StreetCommissioned by Denali Development Group
David Chung
Mickey Mouse
Parking Meter
Sidewalk
Paintings
Stenciled faces were strategically positioned
under shadows cast from downtown parking meters
Originally created in 1985.
Chris Dunn
Chris died in 1986. Friends and family restored the paintings in later years.
Pencil drawing: Elizabeth Postmus,
courtesy the Ann Arbor Observer
Mott Children’s HospitalAnn Arbor, Michigan
2012Paul Villinski
Enchanted Beanstalk • 2012 Golden Paintbrush winner Mott Children’s and Van Voigtlander Women’s Hospital, UM Medical Center
Adhesive vinyl on window glass. Jim Cogswell
Sidewalk Chalk Drawings
2012Golden Paintbrush
Winner
Downtown Ann Arbor
•
David Zinn
Arch • Steel sculptureRestored and reinstalled at Sculpture Plaza, 4th Avenue and Catherine
David Heberling