PUBLIC ART
Featured image: Toni Ardizzone, Artist | Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, in progress
Thomasville Center for the Arts believes that art — especially public art — sparks conversation. It brings communities together around common interests, new ideas, newsworthy subjects, visual excitement, and sense of place.
Public art instills meaning–a greater sense of identity and understanding of where we live, work, and visit–creating memorable experiences for all. It humanizes the built environment, provides an intersection between past, present, and future, and can help communities thrive. It allows artists to create on purpose, connecting themselves to the community and to one another.
“What distinguishes public art is the unique association of how it is made, where it is, and what it means. Public art can express community values, enhance our environment, transform a landscape, heighten our awareness, or question our assumptions. Placed in public sites, this art is there for everyone, a form of collective community expression. Public art is a reflection of how we see the world – the artist’s response to our time and place combined with our own sense of who we are”. – Association for Public Art
