Over the last couple of years it has been my fortune to collaborate on public art projects with two exceptional artists, Brian Perry (Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe) and Preston Singletary (Tlingit) These projects have made me become a better artist and it has been a dream come true to work on a large scale with artists that I have admiration for.
The Americans for the Arts ARTS blog asked to write about the Rippling Wall public art project. I figured enough time had passed to tell this story. You can enjoy it here. For those of you who worked on the project, or were close to it I am sure you will remember well. Enjoy!
David Franklin
This is a great article about public art in Portland, Oregon, take a look. Percent-for-Art: a point of pride in Portland Portland’s Regional Arts and Culture Council is one of the best organizations I have ever been fortunate enough to work with. The Rippling Wall project for Fire Station 21 on the East Bank of the Willamette was a dream come true for me, and there are very few metropolitan arts organizations that would take a risk on someone like me for a project like this. Not only did they embrace me and my work but have helped the project gain national attention. For this I can never say thanks enough, especially to Peggy Kendellen and Keith Lachowicz, who were a huge help to me. Peggy Kendellen is on of the best project managers an artist could work with.
The organization’s 30th anniversary is approaching and they have a number of exciting events planned, please take some time to check out the article and see what impact a really great art organization can have on a community and its creative people. Here is a link to their newsletter Art Notes July 2015