07.27.2018

Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads consists of two bronze maps created for the opening of MacArthur Mall. The map is embedded in the concrete plaza outside the southwest entrance of the Mall. It represents a compass with key locations in Norfolk.

07.27.2018

Gold Medal Flour

The mural is a classic mid-century advertising bill board painted directly onto the brick building. Gradually fading, it is known as a ghost mural.

07.27.2018

General Douglas MacArthur

Compiled by MacArthur Memorial intern Chavon Freeman, Virginia Wesleyan College, April 2009 This bronze statue of Douglas MacArthur, by noted artist Walker Hancock, is a duplicate of a statue of MacArthur at the United States Military Academy at West Point which was...

07.26.2018

Be Active

Stefon Penn worked with student’s of the Teens With a Purpose summer camp to create “Be Active”, a mural of children at play, for the entrance to the Young Terrace Recreation Center. Follow Stefon on Instagram @datartist and Homage Hall.

07.26.2018

Fun in the Sun

(Removed) Lead artist Mariela Haga worked with student’s of Norfolk’s Emerging Leaders Program during the summer of 2015 to complete this mural for the exterior of the Berkley Pool facility. “Fun in the Sun” is a colorful design representing the joy and water play of...

07.25.2018

What’s the Word

Lead artist and educator Richard Ward designed this colorful graphic mural based on traditional African geometric patterns for the Teens With a Purpose Vivian C. Mason Center on Olney Rd. The mural reads “What’s The Word”, taken from spoken word performer of the 70’s...

07.25.2018

Wards Corner Gateway

The Wards Corner Public Art Program committee worked with Gordon Huether to develop a concept that embraces local identity, fosters a strong sense of place and creates a significant gateway for the City of Norfolk. The installation is made up of two components: (1) a...

07.25.2018

Traverse

Jenna Rodriguez worked with students to create “Traverse” for the Evelyn T. Butts Transfer Station. Wood templates of hands were cut then fabricated in plastic at NorvaPlastics and stamped with quotes gathered from travelers. The hands were placed along the chain link...

07.25.2018

Upper Blush

Relocated to Downtown Norfolk waterfront, along the Elizabeth River Trail on Union St. near Harbor Park See Upper Blush on Matthew Geller’s website HERE The City of Norfolk received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts Our Town program to hire an...

07.25.2018

USS Intrepid Propeller

USS INTREPID (CV – 11) Commissioned: 16 August 1943 Decommissioned: 15 March 1974 This propeller is from the USS Intrepid (CV-11) aka “The Fighting I”, an Essex Class Carrier built during World War II. Intrepid was launched on 26 April 1943 across the river at Newport...

07.20.2018

Progression of Literature

Diana worked with students to cut and paint metal strips that were then twisted into tessellations representing books.

07.20.2018

Bit by Bit

Deaccessioned Crystal Warlitner worked with students of Norfolk’s Emerging Leaders program to create “Bit By Bit”. Three porcelain and glass tile mosaic murals for the Ocean View Senior Center.

07.20.2018

Gateway Towers

PROJECT REMOVED January 2021 due to wear and tear and NEON District upgrades. Lead artist John Rudel worked with 8 students of Norfolk’s Emerging Leaders program during the summer of 2013 to give old Net bus stop signs a make over. First, metal rods were shaped to...

07.20.2018

Play Ball

John Rudel, a local artist and teacher at Virginia Wesleyan College sandblasted photographic images of baseball players in action onto the windscreens at Harbor Park Station. The large scale of the figures and their organic curvilinear shapes are a striking visual...

07.20.2018

Eyes

John Rudel worked with student’s of Norfolk’s Emerging Leaders program to create “Eyes”, a kinetic sculpture that relates to the traditional summer camp craft project called “God’s Eyes”. Student’s worked to cut and bend then grommet aluminum elements onto grid...

07.19.2018

Armed Forces Memorial

BROCHURE Be sure to take a walk to see these other projects close by. Scattered across a contemplative plaza area along the waterfront at Town Point Park in Downtown Norfolk as if blown by the wind, sits the Armed Forces Memorial. Spanning 160-foot, the monument...

07.19.2018

The Real Superheroes

Mark Wroblewski worked as a lead artist on a public art project mural with student’s from the Norfolk Emerging Leaders Program. It hangs on the exterior of the Norfolk Animal Care Facility in Norfolk, Virginia.

07.17.2018

Open Up The Doors

The sculpture consists of 4 pairs of “doors” mounted vertically with pivots on a previously existing rigid clock tower frame. A machine with a motor connected to a long vertical shaft running between and behind the doors is mounted to the frame. The motor drives the...

07.11.2018

Birds of Every Feather

The public art school committee selected Asheville Stone Mason Mark Archambault of Hammerhead Stoneworks to complete 5 projects for 5 new schools in Norfolk, Virginia. This additional mosaic was commissioned by the public art program to replace an aged Robert Wyland...

06.26.2018

Harboring Histories

Norfolk Arts favorite volunteer Pictured above: Mel Rudd. “Harboring Histories’ celebrates Norfolk not only as a business and transportation hub but as an arts and cultural destination. The artwork orients travelers and serves as a way finder between the...

06.26.2018

Wind & Waves

Dianne Husson worked with student’s of Norfolk’s Emerging Leaders Program during the summer of 2008 (the first year of the summer program). They used all-weather, durable stoneware and specially formulated architectural and sculpture grade clays fired to...

06.26.2018

Summer in the City

Vicki Norris along with participants of the City of Norfolk’s 2011 Emerging Leaders program created “Summer in the City” for the Granby Municipal Building. Four scenic murals depict images from Norfolk’s Town Point Park, the historic battleship USS Wisconsin, the...

06.26.2018

Flight of Seagulls (removed 2017)

Barbara Kobylinska and students of the Emerging Leaders program created “Flight of the Seagulls” for the Town Point parking garage. There are twelve colorful ceramic sculptures in all. The project was removed in 2017 due to garage renovations and hopefully will be...

06.26.2018

Metamorphosis

Wopo Holup created “Metamorphosis” for Crossroads  School.  Metamorphosis is a work about progressive changes in our world such as tidal surges.  This ebb and flow, caused in part by the moon, is represented in waves of bronze embedded in terrazzo.  The ceiling is...

06.20.2018

The Pitch

Located at Harbor Park stadium, home to the Norfolk Tides minor league baseball team, The Pitch is a 16 foot tall, powder-coated aluminum sculpture with changing LEDs. Moreover, the sculpture functions as a bike rack for park visitors. NOTE: Project is being...

06.20.2018

Guiding Sails

Koryn Rolstad created “Guiding Sails” in 2011 for the Lambert’s Point Community Center. Six post and sail structures depict the marine culture of the area. Guiding Sails is a focal point for the community, a neighborhood identity that supports the safety goals of the...

06.15.2018

Garden of Dreams

Completed by lead artist Clayton Singleton of Clayton Singleton Fine Art, and Teens With a Purpose summer camp participants, “Garden of Dreams” consists of 3 double sided aluminum murals. One is located on the Teens With a Purpose building on Olney Road. The other two...

06.15.2018

Waterwork

Waterwork, our first 1% for public art project in Norfolk, is comprised of 24 large-scale photographic murals on glazed ceramic tiles. Scenes of work and life on the Norfolk waterfront selected from the archives of the Slover Sargeant Memorial Collection are depicted...

06.13.2018

Storyteller

Madeline Wiener installed “Storyteller”, free-standing stone figurative sculpture that doubles as seating on a circular concrete plaza in front of the large curved windows of the new Norview Community Center. Made from Adair dolomitic limestone, quarried in Ontario,...

06.13.2018

The Tide That Brings Us Home

Cheryl White gathered historic images, maps and actual letters written between military servicemen and their families to create a series of temporary prints that were installed on the Tide Light Rail cars and stations in 2012. View more photos of The Tide That Brings...

06.7.2018

Skate Trees and Leaf Benches

In October 2012, Chris worked with students from Virginia Wesleyan to paint donated skateboard decks that were used to create ”Skate Trees” to provide shade at the park. Locals gathered at the park for a “PAINT THE DECKS” party where children and adults painted their...

06.7.2018

Norfolk Attractions

Jeannine Harkleroad worked with students from the Norfolk Emerging Leaders program to create these four fabric panels using a fabric appliqué technique. The panels depict and celebrate the following attractions of Norfolk: the Attucks Theatre, Doumar’s famous...

06.7.2018

Celebration

Solomon Isekeije created this 32’ mixed media resin and metal mural celebrating the diversity of events and cultural experiences hosted in SCOPE and Chrysler Hall with youth workers from the City’s Emerging Leaders Program.

06.7.2018

Elizabeth River Festival

Crystal Warlitner worked with students of the Emerging Leaders program to complete “Elizabeth River Festival”, a mixed media collage for the Waterside parking garage. The final artwork was sealed with black, antique copper and varnish to create this 32’ long by 6’...

06.7.2018

Canada Geese Flyway

Laura Grant along with 8 students of Norfolk’s Emerging Leaders program created Canada Geese Flyway for the York Street Garage. Laura chose to use Canada geese as a symbol of transportation because of their natural instinctual migration patterns flying in V...

06.7.2018

Good Fortune Garage

Cassandra Akers along with students of the Emerging Leaders program created “The Good Fortune Garage” in the Freemason Parking Garage. The artists stenciled 617 fortunes on each parking space representing positive messages to bring awareness to the Norfolk...

06.5.2018

Splasher of the Healing Water

Todji Kurtzman installed Splasher of the Healing Waters during the summer of 2013. Todji describes: “I received a commission to sculpt a bronze monument for an aqautic center in Norfolk VA. The community representatives wanted splashing long legs.“ Take a look at his...

06.5.2018

Intertwine

Intertwine is a 20′ tall stainless steel sculpture comprised of three entwined common garden forms arranged in a contemporary, joyous composition. A familiar common tool shape ties together the many themes of Norfolk Botanical Garden – the seasons, botany, community,...

06.5.2018

Book Migration

Anne Bousquet created “Book Migration“, a black and white mural consisting of six panels printed on aluminum. Anne uses an analogy of birds migrating the movement of books over the years from the original Norfolk Public Library to the various branches and the new...

06.5.2018

Easton Trees as Seen From the Train at the End of the Line

Images inspired by the many old trees of Easton Forest in Easton Place were etched onto the windscreens to mimic the window placement of The Tide trains. Did you know? As noted on a nearby historical marker, the Newtown station is located near the site of “New Town”,...

06.5.2018

Enchanted Garden

Garth Edwards created “Enchanted Garden” an aluminum mural of whimsical animals and natural forms for the side of Coleman Place Elementary School. A gateway of fanciful animals greets pedestrians at the Rush Street entrance to the school grounds. The work is...

06.5.2018

Cementiscope

Glassitorium designed and created this project to symbolize creativity and energy and connect with the community in a fun, lively interactive way. A cement drum encases a fully functioning kaleidoscope, one of the oldest science toys over 200 years old. As the...

05.21.2018

Symbols of Peace

Richard Ward created “Symbols of Peace” with students of Norfolk’s Earn and Learn Program during the summer of 2010 for the Commercial Place parking garage. Colorful mosaics and mirrors were inlaid in dryvit to create this bas-relief mural comprised of symbols of...

05.21.2018

Fathoms of Freedom

Fathoms of Freedom celebrates 100 years, Naval Station Norfolk. Local artist Christopher Kozak worked as lead artist during the summer of 2017 with 5 student’s of Norfolk’s Emerging Leaders program to create the nearly 40’ tall mural. Columbia, the female...

05.21.2018

Across The Bay & Cobalt Blue Summer

Since 2000, Argentine-born artist Cecilia Lueza has been working on a variety of public art projects in many cities throughout the United States. Her work has been exhibited at Art Miami, Arteamericas, and Scope Miami Beach, and she has completed public art projects...

05.21.2018

All Things Within All Things

Matthew Gray Palmer of Friday Harbor, Washington, created “All Things Within All Things” in 2010. He playfully illustrates our interconnection with each other by incorporating one of the largest terrestrial mammals, an elephant with one of the most delicate wind-bound...

05.21.2018

Sign of The Times

Norfolk artist and sculptor, Larry Bage and students of the Emerging Leaders program 2008 created “Sign of the Times” for the Main Street parking garage. The project consists of over a dozen recreated signs of past Norfolk businesses. They worked with recycled...

05.18.2018

Tree of Life

Barbara Kobylinska worked with student’s of Norfolk’s Emerging Leaders program over the summer of 2014 to complete Tree of Life.

05.18.2018

Ascension to a Higher State of Being

The Church St./Attucks Public Art Planning Committee selected artist Ayokunle Odeleye to design and create artwork to celebrate the rich history and reflect the diversity of the cultural heritage of Church Street welcoming everyone to a place of inclusion. The 30 ft....

05.18.2018

Community Responders

Aimee Bruce worked with student’s of Norfolk’s Emerging Leaders Program during the summer of 2016 to create this hand painted mural. Community Responders was installed on Fire Station #7. It can be seen from Hampton Blvd. near ODU.

04.4.2018

MetalMatisse

Watch the sculpture in action: https://norfolkarts.net/wp-content/uploads/My-Movie-4.mp4 Metalmatisse is an interactive, stainless-steel, light and sound sculpture designed to complement the formal European landscape of MacArthur Square. The goal was to activate the...

10.25.2017

Broken Skin

“Broken Skin” is a photo of a female struggling in a cruel judgmental society, Keara states.”She is oppressed, trapped and wounded, dying to be seen but afraid and ashamed of her true identity”. Read about Keara and her brother