Dedication Ceremony for Ed Haddaway's "Monument"!
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Photo by Margot Geist
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Join us as we welcome "Monument" into the Albuquerque Public Art Collection! This is the second sculpture completed for the "City-wide Sculpture Project."
Created by local artist Ed Haddaway, this sculpture sits in the roundabout at the intersection of Indian School Rd and the Menaul Extension, behind the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center.
The dedication ceremony will take place in the Four-H Park, (1401 Menaul NW and 12th St) directly north of the roundabout, on July 12th at 4:00pm. This event is free and open to the public, bring your friends and family! Invite your friends on Facebook to come too! |
Revivir Honored by Americans for the Arts as One of 50 Top Public Art Projects in the Nation for 2012
 The City of Albuquerque's Public Art projects have been recognized by Americans for the Arts Public Art Network three times since 2000. This year, the prestigious organization has recognized another public art project, the orphan sign project, "Revivir", which was installed in 2012 at 5025 Central Ave NE, at the old El Sarape Motel site.
Friends of the Orphan Signs is a collaborative of five artist/educators, led by Ellen Babcock, who work with diverse local communities to generate imagery to place in abandoned road signs along Central Avenue in Albuquerque.
In 2011 the Albuquerque Arts Board approved the unique proposal from FOS to place artwork in the old El Sarape sign. The artwork would be generated by students at nearby Highland High school. The FOS team engaged the teens in walking explorations of the sign site, surrounding neighborhoods, slide lectures and group discussions about neighborhood identity, public art and place making.
The students examined the current visual culture of the roadside, discussed the history of the route and its possibilities for the future, researched innovative graphic design in signage. The students pursued a figurative representation of nature looming over the Sandia Mountains, to remind us to pay attention to natural resources necessary for sustaining life. The work's title, "Revivir," is a Spanish word meaning "to revive." |
