[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 [...]
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Phoenix Civic Space artist talks about her “Sky Bloom” project
November 26, 2008Other works by Civic Space artist, Janet Echelman
July 4, 2008With the downtown Phoenix Civic Space artwork, “Sky Bloom,” going up, here’s a video showing examples of Janet Echelman’s other public art pieces in the U.S. and around the globe.
Up goes downtown Phoenix Civic Space artwork
June 28, 2008Blogger “Downtown Resident” took this amazing photo of Janet Echelman’s public art piece now under construction at the downtown Phoenix Civic Space.
By doing a word search on “Echelman” on this website (upper right), you’ll get a flavor for the artwork’s “ups and downs” of gaining final approval by City leaders. But that’s all water under the [...]
More ways to view downtown Phoenix Civic Space
June 24, 2008Besides the recently-revealed “dean’s-eye view” of the downtown Phoenix Civic Space, there are two more ways to view progress of the park. Click here for ASU’s campus tour and click here for the city Parks and Recreation Department’s “Civic Space Cam.”
Webcam offers “dean’s-eye view” of downtown Civic Space
June 23, 2008[Source: Arizona State University] — ASU’s College of Public Programs, located at 411 N. Central Avenue, now offers a live webcam that shows a “dean’s-eye view” of construction at the Downtown Civic Space Park from the sixth floor of the college, located next to the park. This week, workers are installing three giant steel beams and two [...]
Civic Space artwork wins award even before it’s up
June 11, 2008[Source: Connie Cone Sexton, Arizona Republic, June 10, 2008] — The floating sculpture being built for the downtown Civic Space Park isn’t even off the ground yet, but already has won an award. The sculpture recently received the Excellence in Structural Engineering Award from the Arizona Structural Engineers Association. The award was given to Tucson-based [...]
