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• SPA Advisory Board approval of new project on June 13, 2006
• SPA Advisory Board approval of recommended artist on January 10, 2007
• Artist preliminary site visit in January 2009
• City re-initiates project in Summer 2010
• First public meeting on September 15, 2010 (project scope, introduction to artist and her work)
• Second public meeting on January 19, 2011 (artist presented proposal)
• SPA Advisory Board approval of the artist proposal on February 9, 2011
• City of Scottsdale Development Review Board reviews of the project including approval of art location, occured on June 2nd and July 21, 2011(see www.scottsdaleaz.gov/boards/DRB for agenda and minutes)
• 90% Plans anticipated end of September 2011
• City to bid contract Winter 2011-12
• Construction anticipated April to December 2012
City Improvement Project
The City’s objectives are to focus on the walking and bicycling environment on Thomas Road from 73rd Street to the crossing of the Indian Bend Wash just west of Hayden Road.
Artist
Stacy Levy in her projects explores making nature visible, even in the city. She looks for sites that give the opportunity to bring the patterns and processes of the natural world into the built environment.
By focusing on the bridge crossing at Indian Bend Wash, the proposed artwork can give an experience to all modes of transportation, vehicular, bike and pedestrian, and become a landmark for the neighborhood. The artwork reflects more the vegetation of the irrigated and water-holding wash below, specifically the occurrence of gamma grass. The 8’ to 14’ foot high sculptural grasses with seed pods create patterns of waves or flames, evoking the flows of the park below and the traffic above.
Jana Weldon
janaw@sccarts.org
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