Kendal Henry Public Art by Cleo Greene

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We came up with a way for people outside St. Croix to see the the information on the plaques and for the public to add their own virtual plaques. This will allow people in China and Australia and other parts of the world to read what makes St. Croix, St.Croix.

Plaque

TRANSPLANTED BELONGING, 2009
SCULPTURE BY CYNTHIA HATFIELD ET AL

Question: How do U.S. census racial/housing demographics compare with unconscious choices by a cross-section of St. Croix’s people?

Project: Cruzians selected ceramic skin-toned
talismans to represent themselves; then placed them
upon a symbolic landscape. Hatfield completed with
hand-made landscape-toned tiles.

Results: Participants filled hilltops with all colors;
where actually, wealthy Caucasians dwell. In general,
people see themselves as more mixed & unified; less divided
than the U.S. government designations.

Public Art Opportunity

Special Project: Jersey Barrier Design Request for Proposal

NYCDOT, in partnership with the Mayor's Community Affairs Unit (CAU) and New York Cares, a local not-for-profit organization, that mobilizes New Yorkers in volunteer service, is launching an initiative to improve the appearance of jersey barriers at specific locations throughout the Boroughs.

NYCDOT invites artists and designers to submit designs to be painted directly onto a number of selected barriers on-site or in storage. With the addition of colorful and creative designs, the once ordinary and functional barriers will become a welcome surprise for passersby. Download the Request for Proposals (pdf).