Thursday, April 19, 2012
There are 15 sculptures by 11 artists. Launch is planned for May.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Updated April 20 With the initial SculpTour venture over, Suwanee officials have named the 15 pieces that will make up Sculptour 2012, the city announced recently. The walkable, outdoor art exhibit is an effort by the city's Public Arts Commission, which uses art as an economic development tool. QuikTrip is a sponsor of SculpTour 2012. The retailer made a voluntary $20,000 contribution to the Public Arts Fund in connection with its development of a new store in Suwanee. The 2012 SculpTour 2012 pieces are: "We learned a lot from our first year," Suwanee Public Arts Commission Chair Linnea Miller said in a news release, "and we are poised for even greater success and impact in this coming year. ... We believe that this diversity is …
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
A Suwanee woman is raising money to buy a SculpTour piece in honor of her sister, who died recently at 38.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Updated 11:28 a.m., April 17 Cathy Rohloff and her sister were not much alike. Rohloff is the practical, disciplined type who works in business intelligence. Laura Sanders-Neidlinger, her younger sister, was the consummate fun-loving free sprit. This was typified by her hair braids, which did not match. One thing they had in common, though, was a love of art. And now Rohloff sees that as a way to keep the memory of her sister alive. Laura Sanders-Neidlinger died March 17 at age 38, after a battle with cervical cancer. So the feelings still are strong as Rohloff talks of her sister and a way to make her memory live on in Suwanee, a town Laura loved. "She used to draw for fun," Rohloff recalled of her sister. "My daughter (age 23) has a …
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
'Mother & Child' will be purchased by the city to be part of the permanent collection.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The winner has been announced for Suwanee's first SculpTour initiative. "Mother & Child," which has been displayed in front of City Hall since last year, received the most online and paper ballot "People's Choice" votes, the city announed Wednesday. This sculpture is the work of Eluisa Altman of New Jersey. The minimally detailed sculpture is being recast in bronze and will be displayed, when it's completed in a couple of months, in front of City Hall. The city's Public Arts Commission has paid $15,000 for the sculpture, city officials said. All funds used in SculpTour are from donations and private sources. The first public art display for the city was launched last May. SculpTour II will be launched later in 2012. Follow Suwanee Patch on…
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Georgia Municipal Association and ArtWorks! Gwinnett commend the SculpTour program.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The City of Suwanee has won two awards recently for its popular SculpTour program Suwanee was one of six Georgia cities recognized as a Trendsetter by the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) and Georgia Trend magazine. Also, the City was awarded a Community Impact - Community Arts Program Award from ArtWorks! Gwinnett, according to a city news release. The Trendsetter Award was presented during GMA's annual Mayors' Day Conference in Atlanta. Suwanee was recognized for bringing together public art and the community in public spaces as part of its economic development efforts. This is Suwanee's fourth Trendsetter Award. The City of Suwanee was a co-winner, along with the Gwinnett County Public Library, of the Community Impact - Community …
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The outdoor arts initiative will enter its second year.
Proud of the attention that the initial SculpTour has received, Suwanee city officials have issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) for SculpTour 2012. The process is very similar to what began last year. The RFP is under way, and will be closed on Feb. 17, according to a city news release. Selection of works wlll be made by March 30 by the city's Public Arts Commission, with display beginning in May. As with the current SculpTour, artists will be paid a stipend of up to $1,000 while their works are on display, and the winner by "People's Choice" online voting will be purchased by the city for permanent display. The RFP says the market value of pieces submitted should be $5,000 to $25,000. Also, artists can sell the work while pieces are on …
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Also, thousands have voted online for their favorite in the citywide exhibit.
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Sunday, January 8, 2012
Want to take a different type of tour of Suwanee's downtown art exhibit? Yes, there's an app for that. City officials have announced that a podcast of SculpTour, the outdoor display that launched last May, is available for free on iTunes. Search "Suwanee' or "Suwanee SculpTour," according to city officials. The digital guide was made possible by a grant from the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau; Suwanee applied for the grant in September. SculpTour consists of 15 outdoor exhibits; the city is paying the artists a stipend. Online voting is in progress, and the "people's choice" winner will be purchased by the city for permanent display. The overall exhibit ends in March. More than 6,000 people have voted so far, according to city …
Monday, October 10, 2011
The outdoor art display is honored by the Georgia Downtown Association.
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Monday, October 10, 2011
SculpTour, the outdoor art display in Suwanee, has received a statewide honor. SculpTour has received the Downtown Excellence Award for "Best Image-Building Campaign," presented recently at the Georgia Downtown Association conference in Rome, according to a news release. SculpTour is an example of the city's philosopy of using art as an economic development tool. The inaugural SculpTour was launched in May and runs to March 2012. It features 15 sculptures that are displayed at or near Town Center Park. Online voting is now under way, and the winner will be purchased by the city for permanent display. Suwanee also wants to develop a digital smartphone app to serve as a guide for SculpTour patrons.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
City Council also recognizes North Gwinnett Arts Association leader.
Suwanee's never-ending eye for art is yielding a new wrinkle: electronic audio for people touring SculpTour. City Council on Tuesday gave the OK for city staff to apply for a $3,500 grant from the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau; the money would be used to produce a digital tool for smartphones that could be used in conjunction with the city's walkable outdoor art exhibit. Denise Brinson, Suwanee's director of economic development, said the audio would be in the form of an app or podcast; it should be available in 30-45 days. In other action at Tuesday's council meeting:
Friday, July 15, 2011
Remnant of World Trade Center arrives Thursday and awaits a permanent site in the city.
Almost 10 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, a piece of the destroyed World Trade Center towers has made its way to Suwanee. The journey for the 1,600-pound piece of steel began about a year ago when the Port Authority of New York contacted various municipalities in the U.S. about their interest in remnants from the attacks. Suwanee responded. It was being done in connection with the 10th anniversary of the attacks. The final step came this week, when the artifact left a JFK airport hangar in Jamaica, N.Y., on Tuesday and arrived at a UPS shipping center in the Sugarloaf area Thursday morning. UPS worked the final leg to Suwanee public works headquarters off Buford Highway. Suwanee officials only were responsible for the $1…
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Residents can select their favorite piece from the city's outdoor exhibit.
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Suwanee's walkable outdoor museum has reached the voting stages. Residents can now vote for their favorite item in SculpTour, a 15-piece exhibit of public art that is spread around town, most in or very close to Town Center. Voting is available online, via QR codes on the pieces themselves, or via paper ballots. The winner will be announced next March, and that sculpture will be purchased by the city for permanent display. The exhibit is the city's first significant effort at public art, and is being funded totally by private donations. A map of SculpTour, which also includes city-owned pieces such as the mural on the back of the amphitheater stage at Town Center park, is on the city's website: www.suwanee.com.
Penny Griffin
5:40 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
I'm looking forward to the 2012 Sculpt Tour. Gregory Johnson made one of my favorite sculptures in 2011. Living in Suwanee is interesting and fun!!! more ›