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Art Movies/documentaries to watch

News / 02.22.2019

Art Movies/documentaries to watch

North Star: Mark di Suvero Frida NW Film Forum American…
Life Drawing: The Tiny Kingdom

ARTWORK

Life Drawing: The Tiny Kingdom

“Life Drawing: The Tiny Kingdom”, a 37 foot mosaic by…
Orange County Arts Commission

national opportunity

Orange County Arts Commission

The Hillsborough Arts Council (HAC) and the Orange County Arts…
San Marcos TX murals

national opportunity

San Marcos TX murals

The City of San Marcos Mural Arts Committee seeks to…
Sacramento CA

national opportunity

Sacramento CA

North 12th Street Underpass Mural Project The City of Sacramento,…
An interview with Norfolk Arts Manager Karen Rudd @Offsite Gallery

Interviews, News / 02.04.2019

An interview with Norfolk Arts Manager Karen Rudd @Offsite Gallery

Watch Norfolk Arts Manager Karen Rudd at the Offsite Gallery…
Opening March 15th “A Saturday in Ocean View”, an exhibition of photographs by Glen McClure

News / 02.02.2019

Opening March 15th “A Saturday in Ocean View”, an exhibition of photographs by Glen McClure

Glen McClure’s photographs forge a connection between the subject and…
Peru State College

national opportunity

Peru State College

Performing Arts Center – Peru State College [Peru, NE] The…
Take a public art bike ride

News / 01.29.2019

Take a public art bike ride

YOU’LL SEE 14 PUBLIC ART PROJECTS ON THIS PUBLIC ART…
10 Reasons Why Drawing Is Good For You

Articles / 01.22.2019

10 Reasons Why Drawing Is Good For You

Drawing is good for you!
Through March 8th

News / 01.21.2019

Through March 8th

On view through March 8th. Free and open to the…
Freemason Composition in Primary

ARTWORK

Freemason Composition in Primary

Located at an entry point to the historic district, the…
City of Ottawa

national opportunity

City of Ottawa

Cortex Garage Artwork [St. Louis, MO] Cortex is interested in…
University of Wyoming

national opportunity

University of Wyoming

Science Initiative Building – University of Wyoming [Cheyenne, WY] The…
Walker Art Center

national opportunity

Walker Art Center

Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with an Indigenous…
Portrait of a Neighborhood

ARTWORK

Portrait of a Neighborhood

In 2011, The Governor’s School for the Arts worked with…
Wind and Tide

ARTWORK

Wind and Tide

Local artist and then Norfolk Public Schools teacher Knox Garvin…
Jacksonville, FL

national opportunity

Jacksonville, FL

RFQ seeks an individual artist or artist team to address…
Sailing With the Tides

ARTWORK

Sailing With the Tides

Norfolk State Inspiration

ARTWORK

Norfolk State Inspiration

Material: Sandblasted glass windscreens were fabricated at Class Glass Inc,…
Getting on Your Optic Nerve

ARTWORK

Getting on Your Optic Nerve

EVMS Light Rail Station Windscreens Clay’s first step in creating…
City of Manhattan Beach Call to artists

national opportunity

City of Manhattan Beach Call to artists

The Texas Tech University System seeks to commission a professional…
Artist visit: Marc Archambault

News / 12.10.2018

Artist visit: Marc Archambault

Marc has began planning for his next series of “Life…
Great RVA Mag article about Norfolk Public Art

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Great RVA Mag article about Norfolk Public Art

A look at Norfolk’s public arts program
Mountainland Technical College

national opportunity

Mountainland Technical College

Request for qualifications from artists and/or artist teams interested in…
Karen Rudd & Debra Burrell Discuss Norfolk Arts

Media, News / 11.28.2018

Karen Rudd & Debra Burrell Discuss Norfolk Arts

Karen Rudd, Manager of Cultural Affairs and Arts & Humanities…
There are 100’s of ways to experience visual arts in Norfolk VA every day

News / 11.07.2018

There are 100’s of ways to experience visual arts in Norfolk VA every day

Find a list of places to go here!
Life Drawing: Phoenix Rising

ARTWORK

Life Drawing: Phoenix Rising

Life Drawing: Phoenix, is one of 5 natural stone mosaics…
Norfolk VA

local opportunity

Norfolk VA

The City of Norfolk, Virginia seeks an Artist-in-Residence to join…
Every day is a reason to celebrate in Norfolk!

News / 10.25.2018

Every day is a reason to celebrate in Norfolk!

There’s so much to do! The City of Norfolk is…
Munson Park: to be completed in 2019

Work In Progress

Munson Park: to be completed in 2019

Note: Image above is a project Ken installed in Boise…
Ped Ex Project

ARTWORK

Ped Ex Project

This temporary interacitve project by Anne Bousquet and David Johnson…
35th Street Corridor

ARTWORK

35th Street Corridor

Lead artist Susan Tolbert worked with student’s of Norfolk’s Emerging…
5 stone mosaics for 5 new Norfolk Public Schools

Work In Progress

5 stone mosaics for 5 new Norfolk Public Schools

Marc Archambault of Hammerhead Stoneworks is creating 5 natural stone…
The Fighters

ARTWORK

The Fighters

Lead artist Kelley Yang worked with student’s of Norfolk’s Emerging…
Airport Artwork

Work In Progress

Airport Artwork

Note: Above are examples of projects completed by selected artist,…
Fractal Tree

ARTWORK

Fractal Tree

Fractal Tree is a STEM sculpture object combining Science, Technology,…
Trillium Patch

ARTWORK

Trillium Patch

Jack Mackie installed “Trillium Patch,” four slip-resistance water-jet cut ceramic…
Camouflaged Tides

ARTWORK

Camouflaged Tides

Peter Geiger’s design process is both intuitive and conceptually motivated,…
NFK Arts

ARTWORK

NFK Arts

Elliott Addesso worked with students of Norfolk’s Emerging Leaders program…
6Poot

ARTWORK

6Poot

6Poot is a STEM sculpture object combining Science, Technology, Engineering…
Shore Lines

ARTWORK

Shore Lines

Juan Jimenez worked with student’s of Norfolk’s Emerging Leaders Program…
Tide o scope

ARTWORK

Tide o scope

The medallion design for the Monticello Station reflects the energy,…
Porous

ARTWORK

Porous

Amy Baur and Brian Boldon are partners in IN PLAIN…
Connectedness

ARTWORK

Connectedness

Lafayette Gateway is a series of limestone sculptures that take…
Clouds (Removed)

ARTWORK

Clouds (Removed)

Maya Godlewska created “Clouds” of hand-painted metal mesh to hang…
USS Norfolk Bell

ARTWORK

USS Norfolk Bell

The USS Norfolk, Destroyer Leader 1 was commissioned at the…
Humpbacks off the Virginia Coast

ARTWORK

Humpbacks off the Virginia Coast

In 2008, twenty-seven years after Wyland’s quest began, the artist…
USS Antietam Anchor

ARTWORK

USS Antietam Anchor

This Anchor from the U.S.S Antietam CV-63 was donated by…
The Tourist

ARTWORK

The Tourist

Flame of Liberty

ARTWORK

Flame of Liberty

The Flame of Liberty was commissioned on the 200th anniversary…
Ripples

ARTWORK

Ripples

Ripples is made entirely of formed cement with nine drain…
Regatta (Tower of Lights)

ARTWORK

Regatta (Tower of Lights)

This artwork is a triangular, stainless steel form composed of…
Police Memorial Bell

ARTWORK

Police Memorial Bell

This Police Memorial located in the City Hall Plaza was…
Norfolk Confederate Soldier

ARTWORK

Norfolk Confederate Soldier

On top of a white, Vermont granite base stands a…
Lone Sailor

ARTWORK

Lone Sailor

The work is a life-sized sailor and duffel bag in…
Leading Edge

ARTWORK

Leading Edge

A polished stainless steel abstract form standing on one end…
Homecoming

ARTWORK

Homecoming

Town Point is where Norfolk began, in 1860 the General…
Hampton Roads

ARTWORK

Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads consists of two bronze maps created for the…
Gold Medal Flour

ARTWORK

Gold Medal Flour

The mural is a classic mid-century advertising bill board painted…
General Douglas MacArthur

ARTWORK

General Douglas MacArthur

Compiled by MacArthur Memorial intern Chavon Freeman, Virginia Wesleyan College,…
Be Active

ARTWORK

Be Active

Stefon Penn worked with student’s of the Teens With a…
Fun in the Sun

ARTWORK

Fun in the Sun

Lead artist Mariela Haga worked with student’s of Norfolk’s Emerging…
What’s the Word

ARTWORK

What’s the Word

Lead artist Richard Ward designed a colorful graphic mural based…
Wards Corner Gateway

ARTWORK

Wards Corner Gateway

Gordon Huether was selected to design and fabricate a public…
Traverse

ARTWORK

Traverse

Jenna Rodriguez worked with students to create “Traverse” for the…
Upper Blush

ARTWORK

Upper Blush

The canopy teeters like a seesaw as people sway on…
USS Intrepid Propeller

ARTWORK

USS Intrepid Propeller

USS INTREPID (CV – 11) Commissioned: 16 August 1943 Decommissioned:…
Literature Progression

ARTWORK

Literature Progression

Diana worked with students to cut and paint metal strips…
Bit by Bit

ARTWORK

Bit by Bit

Crystal Warlitner worked with students of Norfolk’s Emerging Leaders program…
Gateway Towers

ARTWORK

Gateway Towers

Artist John Rudel worked with students of Norfolk’s Emerging Leaders…
Play Ball

ARTWORK

Play Ball

John Rudel, an artist and teacher at Virginia Wesleyan College…
Eyes

ARTWORK

Eyes

John Rudel worked with student’s of Norfolk’s Emerging Leaders program…
Armed Forces Memorial

ARTWORK

Armed Forces Memorial

22 cast bronze letters etched with actual text of letters…
The Real Superheroes

ARTWORK

The Real Superheroes

Mark Wroblewski worked as a lead artist on a public…
Open Up The Doors

ARTWORK

Open Up The Doors

The sculpture consists of 4 pairs of “doors” mounted vertically…
Birds of Every Feather

ARTWORK

Birds of Every Feather

The public art school committee selected Asheville Stone Mason Mark…
Harboring Histories

ARTWORK

Harboring Histories

The artwork celebrates Norfolk not only as a business and transportation hub…
Wind & Waves

ARTWORK

Wind & Waves

Dianne Husson worked with student’s of Norfolk’s Emerging Leaders Program…
Summer in the City

ARTWORK

Summer in the City

Vicki Norris along with participants of the City of Norfolk’s…
Flight of Seagulls (removed 2017)

ARTWORK

Flight of Seagulls (removed 2017)

Barbara Kobylinska and students of the Emerging Leaders program created…
Metamorphosis

ARTWORK

Metamorphosis

Wopo Holup created “Metamorphosis” for Crossroads  School.  Metamorphosis is a work about progressive…
The Pitch

ARTWORK

The Pitch

The Pitch is a 16 foot tall, powder-coated aluminum structure…
Guiding Sails

ARTWORK

Guiding Sails

Koryn Rolstad created “Guiding Sails” in 2011 for the Lambert’s…
Garden of Dreams

ARTWORK

Garden of Dreams

Completed with lead artist Clayton Singleton of Clayton Singleton Fine…
Waterwork

ARTWORK

Waterwork

Waterwork, The first 1% for public art project in Norfolk,…
Storyteller

ARTWORK

Storyteller

Madeline Wiener installed “Storyteller”, free-standing stone figurative sculpture that doubles…
The Tide That Brings Us Home

ARTWORK

The Tide That Brings Us Home

Cheryl White gathered historic images, maps and actual letters written…
Skate Trees and Leaf Benches

ARTWORK

Skate Trees and Leaf Benches

In October 2012, Chris worked with students from Virginia Wesleyan…
Norfolk Attractions

ARTWORK

Norfolk Attractions

Jeannine Harkleroad worked with students from the Norfolk Emerging Leaders…
Celebration

ARTWORK

Celebration

Solomon Isekeije created this 32’ mixed media resin and metal…
Elizabeth River Festival

ARTWORK

Elizabeth River Festival

Crystal Warlitner worked with students of the Emerging Leaders program…
Flyway

ARTWORK

Flyway

Laura Grant with youth workers created Flyway for the York…
Good Fortune Garage

ARTWORK

Good Fortune Garage

Cassandra Akers along with students of the Emerging Leaders program…
Splasher of the Healing Water

ARTWORK

Splasher of the Healing Water

Todji Kurtzman installed Splasher of the Healing Waters during the…
Intertwine

ARTWORK

Intertwine

Intertwine is a 20′ tall stainless steel sculpture comprised of…
Book Migration

ARTWORK

Book Migration

Anne installed “Book Migration“ at Plume Street and Atlantic. The…
Easton Trees as Seen From the Train at the End of the Line

ARTWORK

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

Images inspired by the many old trees of Easton Forest…
Enchanted Garden

ARTWORK

Enchanted Garden

Garth Edwards created “Enchanted Garden” an aluminum mural of whimsical…
Cementiscope

ARTWORK

Cementiscope

Glassitorium designed and created this project to symbolize creativity and…

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