Downtown Sculpture Gallery Walking Tour
Thursday, April 24, 7 pm
Start at Auburn Avenue Theater (10 Auburn Ave)
Join several of the artists whose artwork is on display throughout Downtown Auburn for an evening of sculpture and conversation. The event will begin at the Auburn Avenue Theater with a opening reception with brief remarks and short film that will showcase aspects of the installation and artist interviews. The walking tour will then begin at B Street SW/West Main Street and culminte at D Street SE/East Main for the dedication of Auburn's newest public artwork.
The event is free and open to the public on Thursday, April 24 at 7 pm at the Auburn Avenue Theater (10 Auburn Ave).
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1) Jump by Francisco Salgado
Painted Steel
10’ x 4’ x 12”
Purchase Price: $18,000
Location:
B ST SW and Main ST
Downtown Auburn
With technology, craft and persistence the artist, Francisco Salgado, strives to take impossible ideas and imagines them into sculpture. Jump, is a combination of four forms grouped together that become the abstract figurative form enlivened by expression and energy.
Artist website: franciscosalgado.com
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2) Watch My Tail by Patricia Vader
Powder coated steel and aluminum
6.5’ x 3’ x 2.5’
Purchase Price: $8000
Location:
A ST SW and Main ST
Downtown Auburn
Following the "unbearable lightness of being" concept to trump life’s heavy side, the artist Patricia Vader strives to make art that is imaginative and exciting and filled with motion and light. Her artwork always represents something from the living world, however transformed or whimsical, which establishes a connection with the viewer.
Artist website: patriciavader.com
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3) Hare by Dan Klennert
Found Metal
89.5” x 24” x 45”
Purchase Price: $8,500
Location:
1st ST NE and N Division ST
Downtown Auburn
From afar, artist Dan Klennert’s found object sculptures are remarkable for their scale and realism, but looking closer one can see the utilitarian objects in which the sculpture is made… a rake, a saw blade, a shovel. Klennert’s sculptures are fun for audiences, evoking grins and double-takes from everyone who sees them.
Artist website: www.danielklennert.com
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4) Organic by Jennifer Ellsworth
Recycled Steel
100” x 30” x 8”
Purchase Price: $8000
Location:
B ST NE and Main ST
Downtown Auburn
Jennifer Ellsworth, as a recycled metal artist, explores junkyards and scrap yards for materials that no longer have a purpose in order to remake them into something beautiful. The artwork Organic transformed an old water tank into a natural plant-like form with a colorful and textured surface.
Artist website: www.fairyforge.com
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5) Origami #2 - Fuchsia by Ken Hall
Folded, bent and welded steel
10’9’ x 6’x 6’
Purchase Price: $9500
Location:
B ST NE and Main St
Downtown Auburn
Origami folded flowers made from sheet steel are poised above graceful stems that interweave and soar into the air as part of Origami Fuchsia. Artist Ken Hall, aims to delight and create artwork with energy, balance and unity if form where everything belongs and nothing is missing. Artist website: http://www.solsticestudio.com
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6) Feather by Kris Vermeer
Stainless steel and steel
6’4” x 18” x 18”
Purchase Price: $3500
Location:
Auburn Way S and Main ST
Downtown Auburn
Artist Kris Vermeer’s steel Feather sculpture explains that "Feathers hold great meaning to me, a source of wisdom and inspiration and a marvel at how something so light can be so strong. This sculpture is tribute to the Native American culture and America as well."
Artist website: www.kvermeer.com
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2013 Peoples Choice Award Winner!
7) Riparian Totem
Lin Rebolini McJunkin
Fused Glass, Steel
80" H x 20" W x 20" D
Location: D Street SE/East Main
As an artist and science educator, Lin utilizes the heat of her commitment, as well as that of her kilns and torches, to sculpt recycled glass and metal into work that celebrates and advocates for the health of our planet and its inhabitants.
Three strands of metal grass form the framework for Lin Rebolini McJunkin’s seven-foot tall sculpture. They are each divided into 3 or 4 sections, with kiln-carved glass interpretations of Native American Coast Salish designs depicting items important to Auburn’s distant and recent history, including: eagle feathers for the aircraft industry, hops and berries, the Green and White Rivers, fish, and a surprise shape for the dairy industry. Can you find it?
www.mcjunkinglass.com
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Vote for your 2014 favorite and be part of the decision of which artwork may be purchased and stay in Auburn!
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Public Artwork Goes Mobile in Auburn
The City of Auburn’s public art collection has recently joined a smartphone application, STQRY, that allows the City’s Public Art collection to be at your fingertips. A simple, free and easy to use smartphone application uses mapping already on your Apple, Windows or Android phone to pinpoint cultural sites and events all around your current location.
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For additional information, please visit www.auburnwa.gov/sculpture, call 253-931-3043, or visit Parks, Arts and Recreation at 910 Ninth Street SE, Auburn 98002.
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