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Art in Martin County
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 In
1997, Martin County established a public
art program that included on-going funding
for new artworks and the appointment
of the Martin County Public Art Advisory
Board (PAAB). The collection of the
Public Art program includes sculptures,
mobiles, stained glass windows, murals,
mosaics, benches, photographs and quilts.
The artworks are situated in libraries,
fire stations, community centers, administration
buildings, parks and other county owned
properties.
The nine volunteers appointed to the PAAB, by the Martin County Board of County Commissioners, strive to make each artwork relevant the building and surrounding neighborhood. The PAAB determines a theme or purpose for the artwork, asks artists to apply, selects an artist and approves the final artwork.
Funding is generated by an allocation of 1% of the construction cost of a new or remodeled county buildings, regional parks greater than 50 acres and parking facilities.
Goals
The mission of Art in Public Places is to enhance the quality of the visual environment in the Martin County community, both natural and constructed; and in so doing: |
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To promote the spiritual, intellectual and aesthetic enrichment of the community through public art; |
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To select a diversity of public art for Martin County, Florida; |
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To select works of art which have aesthetic and technical merit and are appropriate in context to the location; |
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To select artists who are professionally and technically competent; |
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To disperse public art throughout Martin County, Florida in such a manner that it is visible and accessible to the greatest number of people. |
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Open
Calls to Artists
Click on the News
& Events page for the latest
Call to Artists
Projects
in Progress
Beach Project: Submissions
for this public art project in currently
in review by the PAAB. Public Art
Board recommendation will be heard
by County Commission in June.
Indian Riverside Park:
Artist David clemons is working on
new sculpture that will be positioned
near the pond
Completed
Art in Public Places Projects
Hobe Sound Public
Library: "Shell Game"
sculpture by Charlotte Lees 10595
SE Federal Highway , Hobe Sound.
Robert Morgade Library in
Port Salerno : "Avian
Muse," a mobile by Harry McDaniel,
5851 SE Community Drive , Stuart.
Hobe Sound
Civic Center : mural
created by Hobe Sound Fine Arts League
8980 SE Olympus Street , Hobe Sound
Martin County Jail : "Oasis,"
a tile bench by Glenn Schwaiger 800
SE Monterey Road , Stuart.
Port Salerno Fire Station:
antique hose sculpture by
Terry Thommes 4725 SE Dixie Highway
, Port Salerno.
Hoke Library in Jensen Beach
: "The Poet" by
sculptor Dam de Nogales 1150 NW Jack
Williams Way , Jensen Beach.
Indiantown Public Library:
stained glass by Chris Dutch
15200 SW Adams Avenue , Indiantown.
New Monrovia Community Center
: quilt by artist Stephanie
Kimura 5851 SE Community Drive , Stuart.
County Administration Building/Commission
Chambers: photography exhibit
by Amy Knootz Knippel 2401 SE Monterey
Road , Stuart
Halpatiokee Regional
Park : native
animal mosaics by Jessica Gorlin-Liddell
located near each refreshment stand
and "Wind Games" by May
& Watkins Design, 7645 SE
Lost River Road , Stuart
House of Refuge: artistic
gate created by George Goddard 301
SE Mac Arthur Boulevard , Stuart.
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