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One of 77 trees in Pope Park, by Matthew Rodriguez.
photo: Steven Laschever Photography
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Sofia Maldonado in front of her mural on the Pelican Tattoo building in Frog Hollow.
photo: Steven Laschever Photography
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Satch hoyt stands in front of his line labyrinth in pope park.
photo: Steven Laschever Photography
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Margarida Correia
Real Public
four new public art projects
in Parkville and Frog Hollow
Real Public in the news:
July 10, 2009: Real Public in Artscope Magazine
Wednesday, July 1: Editorial: "Turning Neighborhoods into Galleries" | Hartford Courant
Thursday, June 18: "Real Public: Four Works of Public Art in Hartford, CT" | e-flux
Sunday, May 31: "Anarcho-Muralist" | New York Magazine
Saturday, May 30: "Four Public Projects Put Art In The Streets, Parks Of Parkville, Frog Hollow" -- Roger Catlin, The Hartford Courant
[More news]
Four public art projects, each created specifically for Hartford, make use of the existing creativity, vibrancy, and culture of the Parkville and Frog Hollow neighborhoods.
Photographer Margarida Correia has been working with members of Hartford’s Portuguese community.A Parkville billboard displays the Praia da Nazaré, Portugal's famous beach. Street lamp banners on Park Street display album covers of famous Fado singers. Stores along Parkville play music from the albums. Artist Talk: TBA
Satch Hoyt created a labyrinth in Frog Hollow's Pope Park. The labyrinth, constructed from clotheslines, addresses the migratory voyage of the residents who reside in the neighborhood. The public are invited to traverse the labyrinth's path. Artist Talk: Thursday, May 28 6 PM, with Matthew Rodriguez
Sofia Maldonado's mural, on the Pelican Tattoo building in Frog Hollow, blends elements of female aesthetics and street cultures. Maldonado worked with two interns to create the project, including a neighborhood teenager from Mi Casa. Artist Talk: Thursday, August 27, 6 PM
Matthew Rodriguez has created faces on 77 trees in Pope Park The results are playful “characters” residing in the neighborhood’s neglected spaces. Artist Talk: Thursday, May 28 6 PM, with Satch Hoyt
Support
Major support for Real Public comes from:
The Ensworth Charitable Trust, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, The Greater Hartford Arts Council's United Art Campaign, The J. Walton Bissell Foundation, National Performance Network – Visual Artists Network,
Sandy and Howard Fromson, Travelers, Robinson and Nancy Grover, The Wallace Foundation, and Real Art Ways' Members.
Major support for Real Art Ways’ visual arts programs comes from Real Art Ways members, Howard & Sandy Fromson, Greater Hartford Arts Council’s United Arts Campaign, Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Wallace Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation, Travelers, Robinson and Nancy Grover, and Gary E. West.