Public Art • Placemaking • City Design
Lady Bird Lake is often referred to as the heart of the City of Austin, Texas, providing thousands of residents and tourists alike with a variety of opportunities to get involved with activities on the lake and with the surrounding … Continued
Congratulations to the City of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, recipient of an Our Town grant this year from the National Endowment for the Arts. As public art consultant to the city, I worked with city staff and ArtsNow, a local arts and culture … Continued
It’s right there in the first sentence of the Declaration of Independence: “the pursuit of happiness” is an inalienable human right, one that our nation is conceived to secure for its people. Unfortunately, we have been reminded over and over … Continued
This spring I am leading a mural project that will look at exploring the intersection of art, science and the connection between uCitysquare, Philadelhpia’s research and innovation district, and the surrounding West Philadelphia community. Two murals will highlight stories about … Continued
This winter, the city of Alexandria, VA, is bringing public art to its 15.4 off-street trail network for the very first time. Three temporary artworks have been commissioned for trails in the Arlandria, Potomac Yards and West End neighborhoods of … Continued
How can a sprawling suburban county retrofit itself with a new downtown? And how can a public art and placemaking strategy parallel a development process that is likely to take many years? Largo is in Prince Georges County, Maryland, just … Continued
Hollister, Calif., a small city inland from Monterey Bay, is best-known to the world as the inspiration for a surfer-themed brand of clothing and accessories. In actuality, Hollister is a crossroads of California – an hour from Silicon Valley and … Continued
Dunwoody is the latest city in the Atlanta region to ramp up a public art program, and they’ve turned to our team for help. On this project, I’m collaborating with artist Graham Coriel-Allen and project assistant Maya Curtis. You can … Continued
The City of Cuyahoga Falls approved its first-ever public art master plan on December 23. The plan, which Bressi wrote in collaboration with a community-based Advisory Committee, focuses on three themes for projects that are unique to Cuyahoga Falls: Set … Continued
Future Valley, an artist-designed plaza with sculptures and murals in Brewerytown, is being dedicated Monday, October 21. The artwork is inspired by the interplay of architecture and landscape in nearby Fairmount Park, particularly the ruins of a nearby waterworks. The … Continued