This weekend we had a successful first event to promote Public Art awareness. A few more then 20 riders met at SOPO as the clouds were clearing on Sunday April 6th and departed on a 10 mile journey into downtown. View the map of bike route and click on individual tags to learn about the works of art.
One of the first stops, inside Coan Park, literally made music to my ears as the whole group used their knuckles to activate the musical playscape by Bond Anderson, 1993. Resting in the
grass on Highland Ave we debated the loved and hated 54 Columns by Sol Lewitt, 1998. Downtown we dug into the history of Atlanta and the icons that mark the spaces. A deconstructed Phoenix designed by local Architects Lord, Aeck and Sargent, commemorates the "Zero-mile post" the original center of Marthasville. A rider in the group remarked that the actual pin still remains in the ground floor of what is now a parking structure just east of the sculpture. Braves game traffic detoured our final leg on an Olympic vista, but everyone enjoyed ending at Eyedrum and viewed the final works of art in doors.
Look for more Public Art bike tours later in the year. There are lots more neighborhoods to cover and citizens to reach out to.
Public Art Everlasting
Monday, April 7, 2008
Cyclists love Public Art
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Public Art Everlasting Bike Tour
Bike Tour Rescheduled!
This ride, on behalf of the Atlanta Percent for Art Coalition, intends to bring more awareness of local public art to our allies, the urban cyclist. If you see the value of bike friendly and culturally vibrant public spaces, you will enjoy this ride.
Riders will meet in East Atlanta at the workshop of the SOPO Bike Collective. We will work our way west to downtown and end at Eyedrum Art + Music Gallery in the Old Fourth Ward. North and South boundaries of the route are Highland Ave. and Memorial Dr. A complete map will be made available in print and online April 6th.
The ride will last 1 1/2 hours and we will cover 10 miles with some steep hills. All riders should wear a helmet. Expect a casually paced, fun and informative ride.
RSVP to the evite: http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=QBQDNAISKZFYHHZGFNTW
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Bike Tour *postponed* moved to April
Attention**
The Public Art Bike Tour planned for this Saturday, March 8th 2008 will not take place due to weather concerns. The rain date - 3/22/08 will not be used because it is a holiday weekend.
The Public Art Bike Tour will take place as a free guided tour of public art in Atlanta during the first weekend in April (4/5 or 4/6).
Check here for further updates.
We apologize for the delay. The goal is for everyone to have fun and be comfortable on the ride, so the event will now take place in April. I hope you'll join us then.
