Posted by JWM on March 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment
[Source: Corey Schubert, ASU and Joyce Valdez, City of Phoenix] — ASU’s College of Public Programs has reactivated its live webcam to share a “dean’s-eye view” of the installation of artist Janet Echelman’s floating net sculpture at the Downtown Civic Space Park. The sculpture, titled “Her secret is patience,” is set to be installed March … Read more
Filed under Arts and Culture, Downtown Vitality, Downtown Voices Coalition, Education, Parks & Open Space · Tagged with ALERT!, ASU, Civic Space, Debra Friedman, Downtown Phoenix, Downtown Voices Coalition, Janet Echelman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sky Bloom
Posted by JWM on February 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
[Source: Connie Cone Sexton, Arizona Republic] — For almost a year, Sky Bloom has been the working title for a public art sculpture being created for a downtown Phoenix park. The name fit, in part, because it represents the sculpture’s design: a floating saguaro cactus flower. But on Tuesday, Boston artist Janet Echelman unveiled … Read more
Filed under Arts and Culture, Downtown Vitality, Downtown Voices Coalition, Employment, Livability, Tourism · Tagged with ALERT!, Civic Space, Connie Cone Sexton, Downtown Phoenix, Janet Echelman, Sky Bloom
Posted by JWM on January 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
[Connie Cone Sexton, Arizona Republic] — Sky Bloom, the much-debated public art piece taking shape in a downtown Phoenix park, is about to get its final installment: more than 600 pounds of netting that will be affixed to the two blue steel rings already in place. It’s just what the sculpture’s naysayers and fans have … Read more
Filed under Arts and Culture, Downtown Vitality, Downtown Voices Coalition, Employment, Finances, Governance, Livability, Parks & Open Space · Tagged with ALERT!, Civic Space, Connie Cone Sexton, Diamond Nets Inc., Downtown Phoenix, Janet Echelman, John Neal, Phoenix City Council, Sky Bloom
Posted by JWM on December 31, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Burton Barr Central Library will present “Archaeology of Phoenix’s Chinatown” a free lecture and slide presentation hosted by archaeologist Dr. Todd Bostwick, from 7 – 8 p.m., Wednesday, January 7, at 1221 N. Central Ave. Bostwick will discuss the archaeological excavations of the historic Phoenix Chinatown at First and Madison streets. The construction of the … Read more
Filed under Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Vitality, Historic Preservation, History, Neighborhoods · Tagged with ALERT!, Archaeology, Burton Barr Library, Chinatown, Downtown Phoenix, Phoenix Suns, Sun Mercantile Building, Todd Bostwick
Posted by JWM on December 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment
[Source: Phoenix Art Museum] — “Transforming Spaces into Destinations” is the title of Janet Echelman’s public lecture on February 10, 2009, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Phoenix Art Museum. Echelman is an eminent international artist known for sculpting exciting public spaces. Her work has been installed in a dozen nations throughout Asia, Europe, and … Read more
Posted by JWM on November 26, 2008 · Leave a Comment
[Source: Stephanie Dembowski, Special for the Republic] – “Her secret is patience” is the title of the unfinished art piece suspended in the air across the street from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication/PBS Eight building on Central and Taylor downtown. The artist, Janet Echelman, spoke to students and guests about the … Read more
Filed under Arts and Culture, Downtown Vitality, Downtown Voices Coalition, Finances, Governance · Tagged with ALERT!, ASU, Civic Space, Connie Cone Sexton, Downtown Voices Coalition, Janet Echelman, Paul Deeb, Phoenix City Council, Public Art, Stephanie Dembowski
Posted by JWM on October 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment
[Source: Barbara Stocklin, City of Phoenix] — The fate of three properties in Phoenix’s historic Warehouse District was discussed among city Historic Preservation staff and others in early October; two possible renovations and one possible demolition. Details below: Historic Preservation staff met with prospective buyers of a vacant warehouse at 515 E. Grant Street on … Read more
Filed under Downtown Vitality, Historic Preservation, Visioning and Planning · Tagged with ALERT!, Barbara Stocklin, Bond Campaign, Del Webb, Development Services, Downtown Development Office, Downtown Phoenix, Dudley Ventures, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Office, James Howard Jr., Lescher & Mahoney, Michael Levine, National Register of Historic Places, Office of Customer Advocacy, Phoenix City Council, Phoenix Historic Property Register, Phoenix Seed & Feed, Stanley Sausage Company, Warehouse District
Posted by JWM on September 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment
[Source: Associated Press] — Some downtown Phoenix residents living in the Roosevelt Neighborhood are expressing concern about parking for Arizona State University students both now and in the future. Some condo and office building developers waiting for the soft real estate market to rebound are instead turning their downtown land into parking lots for ASU … Read more
Filed under Downtown Vitality, Education, Neighborhoods, Noise, Office Space, Transportation, Visioning and Planning · Tagged with ALERT!, ASU, Chase Field, condos, Debra Stark, Downtown Phoenix, Light Rail, Mercado, Phoenix Convention Center, Planning Department, Richard Stanley, Roosevelt Action Association, Steve Brueckner
