LA ENTRADA

La Entrada ( laentradaproject.com ) is a collaborative art project of public art in personal spaces. Infused as murals and art workshops throughout the new landscape rising in San Diego California. The project actively cultivates culture in the community and is a reflection of social change. The core mural pieces are embedded on the new architectural development of affordable income housing in Logan Heights. La Entrada's design have a meaningful approach that speaks with the people's language; the imagery becomes cultural tools of social engagement and in its stories of experiences move and circulate as positive information which become vehicles for connections within the community.

The main muralists, www.crolvswerc.com are extending from the walls and joining forces with local artists and collectives to offer their skills and resources to the community. There are 10 free workshops with all materials supplied, in artistic mediums that range from classics such as portraiture and photography to the current popular choices such as silkscreening and graffiti.

Take a look at the kool video of work in progress
La Entrada Project

La Entrada Project - Wall1 from geraluzlove on Vimeo.

Documentation of Wall 1

Workshops

"sharing innovative ideas for artistic connections around the world" http://www.laentradaproject.com

More on the Capitol Riverfront’s Diamond Teague Park

Posted by Ruth Samuelson on Washington CityPaper.

It’s just a Capitol Riverfront kind of week, I guess. Some neighborhoods you hear nothing about for months, and then all of sudden, the news comes pouring in. Here’s more information about Diamond Teague park, from the city’s Office of Planning and Economic Development:

The park will be built at First Street and Potomac Avenue SE. It will connect the ballpark to a pair of public piers and a 20-mile network of waterfront trails. A 250-foot pier will be built to host commercial vessels such as water taxis and charter boats. The pier will also include slips for the ECC and the District’s fire and life safety vessels. The park will feature a separate 200-foot environmental pier for educational groups, kayaks and canoes. The piers are expected to be complete by baseball’s Opening Day, April 13, 2009.

Construction and planting work on the upland portion of the park will be completed by July. Muralist Byron Peck and City Arts are also working to complete a memorial dedicated to Diamond Teague that will be unveiled later this summer.

The cost of the $8 million park is being covered through dedicated revenue streams tied to a number of adjacent economic development projects that surround the park including Florida Rock’s one million square foot mixed-used project directly to the West of the park and JBG’s U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters building to the East.

Public Art Program at Maret School

Washington, D.C. Artist Carlotta Hester works with 7th grade students at Maret School to create murals for the school environs. These mural were all done as part of the Public Arts program at Maret. Students worked along with Carlotta Hester to design and create the murals. There are 60 students total who worked on the murals each year.

Amazon, Ceramic tile mosaic, 2001, 8.5’x15’ Maret School
Washington, DC

Underwater, Ceramic tile mosaic, 2000, 8’x14’” Maret School
Washington, DC

Dancing Figures, Mixed media mosaic, 2008, 8’x34’ Maret School

Washington, DC

Patchwork, Ceramic tile mosaic, 2001-05, 6’x36’ Maret School
Washington, DC

For more information on the murals
Contact: Maret School
202-939-8800

Ellipsis / Anne Marchand

This latest project, installed in the fall at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, featuring the work of Washington DC based artist Anne Marchand is online.
You are invited to view photos of the Ellipsis Art Wall in Arlington, VA: Ellipsis

Artwork by Anne Marchand

Embraced by Crystal City commercial property owners, the first Art Wall is a partnership involving Gould Property Company, the Airport Hyatt and Concord Residences. Paintings from Anne Marchand's Ellipsis Series were selected for the first Crystal City Art Wall. Twelve of the artists most colorful abstracts are enlarged and direct UV printed onto ten-foot square Dibond panels then mounted onto the back wall of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Clearly visible from the Concord Residencies and streetscape, the vibrant work adds flavor and spirit to the area.

Crystal City is a canvas, where Crystal City Business Improvement District acts as a curator - matching spaces with artists. The BID aims to infuse walls with color and character while highlighting area assets as well as the talents of local artists. This Art Wall from left to right starting at the top consists of the following Marchand works courtesy of Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC:

Axis ©2007
Portal ©2006
Around ©2007
Recollection ©2006
Consonance ©2007
Evening Star ©2005
Kindled Flame ©2006
Luminous Motion©2006
Arcs Revelation©2005
Space Between ©2005
Cushion of Ancient Secrets ©2007
Red Spiral ©2005

Georgia Avenue Underpass Mosaic/Mural Art

G. Byron Peck

G. Byron Peck Studios with City Arts and Arts on the Block

Georgia Avenue Underpass

1,700 sq ft Mosaic/Mural Art site on pedestrian walkway
in South Silver Spring, MD

Featured Mural: Columbia Heights Community Mural by G. Byron Peck

Columbia Heights Mural/mosaic
City Arts recently unveiled its newest project located at the Columbia Heights Boys and Girls Club.

Columbia Heights Community Mural, 16' x 60', G. Byron Peck, City Arts

This prominent 16 by 60 foot mural celebrates Columbia Heights landmarks including Cardozo High School, Meridian Hill Park, and the Tivoli Theater. Also featured are dancers from the Dance Institute of Washington and a Boys and Girls Club double-dutch team. The mural is framed by a colorful one-foot mosaic border. More than 15 professional artists and student apprentices worked to create the mural, which was funded by the DC Neighborhood Investment Fund and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Location: 2400 14th St, NW Washington, DC, 20009

G. Byron Peck
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Founder/Artistic Director
City Arts
1857 Lamont Street, NW
Washington, DC 20010
202.331.1966
www.cityartsdc.org

Selected for the 2008-2009 Catalogue for Philanthropy
"One of the best small charities in the greater Washington region."

GET INVOLVED: OPEN HOUSE FOR DC'S PUBLIC ART COMMUNITY

Thinking of a Master Plan? DCCAH wants visions, concepts and opinions about public art (murals, sculptures, installations) from the entire DC community!

The public is invited to participate and share their thoughts on public art throughout the city and in their neighborhoods. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities is in the midst of creating a strategic plan for DC Creates Public Art. Over the past several months, they've met with artists, curators, DC government agencies and community members to shape their vision for the future.

The communities' ideas and input will be included in the overall DC Creates Public Art Program vision in the District of Columbia.

Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Time: 5 pm-7 pm
Location: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street, NW, Washington, DC

Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red/Green/Yellow) and Metro Center (Red/Blue/Orange)

To RSVP and for more information call or email: Deirdre Ehlen at (202) 724-5613 or Deirdre.Ehlen@dc.gov.

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
1371 Harvard Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 724-5613
http://dcarts.dc.gov