The Whitewater Arts Alliance will again this year be holding a public art project.
The 2021 public art project, entitled: “Whitewater’s Heroes of the COVID-19 Pandemic,” will be running on a slightly different timeframe this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers noted in a recent press release.
Those participating in this year’s project will receive free-of-charge plywood boards, measuring three feet at the top.
The public artwork will feature hearts painted on the boards, with each artist encouraged to convey a message of thanks “in their own personal way and artistic style,” the release stated.
Artists might dedicate their work to medical personnel, emergency workers, essential workers or all workers as a whole, the release continued.
The Whitewater Art Alliance’s Annual public art project aims to provide an engaging way for businesses, individuals, families, and friends to participate in an educational experience. Artists are encouraged to make their hearts creative and colorful, according to the release.
The registration form for participating in the project as an artist or sponsor is available on the Whitewater Arts Alliance website at https://www.whitewaterarts.org/. Registration forms should be returned by April 15. The Whitewater Arts Alliance will have materials and instructions ready for pickup for artists on May 1. If an artist would like to participate, but cannot transport the wooden heart, an Arts Alliance member will deliver it.
The boards will also be available at the Cultural Arts Center during regular gallery hours, Friday through Sunday, between 2 and 4 p.m.
The completed artwork will need to be returned to the Cultural Arts Center by June 6, at 4 p.m.
The hearts will hang on the lampposts near downtown Whitewater throughout the summer. Like past public art projects, the completed artworks are a donation to the Whitewater Arts Alliance and will be displayed in the gallery permanently.
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