Anticipated installation date: July 2024
The Five Points Park Project Planning Committee and the Norfolk Arts Commission selected Sean Orlando of Engineered Artworks located in Richmond, CA to create interactive artwork for the new Five Points Park.
Artists from around the country submitted applications for this $125,000 public art project. After careful review and interviews with three finalists, Orlando was selected. The artwork will be placed over the pathway of the southeast entrance to the new park at the intersection of Norview Ave. and Sewells Point Rd. in July of 2024.
A new gateway sculpture is currently being installed at Five Points Park and Plaza in Norfolk, VA at the intersection of Norview Ave. and Sewells Point Rd.
Grass Dome, by Sean Orlando of Engineered Artworks is a 22-ft in diameter immersive sculpture, created to serve as a gathering place, and an interactive space for creative contemplation within the park and the busy Five Points neighborhood.
This placemaking piece creates a gateway into Five Points Park and Plaza, the new public greenspace adjacent to the Five Points intersection. Grass Dome reflects local grasses, as well as the nearby urban form of the circular intersection.
The sculpture simulates growing grass blades and forms an open canopy over the pathway at the southeast entrance to the park. Highly polished interior blades have a reflective quality to mirror objects within the dome.
This project was commissioned by Norfolk Arts and the community to be a central feature of the new park.
You’re invited to meet the artist during a free and open to the public, artwork dedication on July 27, 5:30pm at Five Points Park and Plaza. Celebrate afterwards from 6-9pm during a Norview Paradise Party via Festevents and the City of Norfolk, Parks and Recreation with live music by JuJu Drum, and more.
🌟Learn more about the Norview Paradise Party event
Engineered Artworks, led by founder Sean Orlando, is a group of artists, designers, fabricators, and engineers that make large-scale art come to life. Based in the innovative Seaport Art Studios Building in Richmond, California, they design and build one-of-a-kind public art installations and immersive creative experiences, while supporting a broad community of artists and organizations with fabrication and technical design services.
