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Main Street Warsaw and Warsaw Public Arts Commission announced the selection of artwork submitted by local artist Amani Roadriguez and Lia Geiger that will be installed on two downtown utility boxes on the northside of Center St. between Indiana and Buffalo streets.
“This initial installation of artwork is the first opportunity for the Warsaw Public Arts Commission and Main Street Warsaw to share the effort of selecting artwork to display downtown. The call to artists resulted in a wide variety of artworks to choose from and we were excited to see the range of artists’ ages and styles in the submissions. The selected artworks, both from Warsaw-based artists, are eye-catching and colorful. We hope that the public reception will encourage and support more artwork to be displayed in our community, ” said Warsaw Public Arts Commission Co-Chair Andrea Miller.
“These two artists’ works were exactly what we had hoped for, striking, vibrant colors and positive messages. The artworks provide some whimsey and will welcome our residents and visitors downtown,” said Nathan Underneath Main Street Warsaw Board member who participated on the selection committee.
About her submission, Geiger said, “I hope this work reminds people to look up, scroll less and be kind to one another. The good we receive is meant to be shared. I'm grateful to have had this opportunity and very excited to see more art downtown.”
Rodriguez said, “I’m seriously honored and thankful to have been selected as an artist for this project. It’s really exciting that I get to leave a mark and express who I am through the artwork. I just can’t wait to see how the community will react!”
The utility box murals are funded by Main Street Warsaw and are the first projects to be launched as part of the Downtown Warsaw Cultural Arts District Plan. It was great partnering with the Warsaw Public Arts Commission, and we hope to launch a number of additional cultural art projects identified in the plan later this fall,” said Main Street Warsaw Downtown Development Director Terry Sweeney, according to a provided news release.
The utility box murals are scheduled to be installed by Aug. 30. More information about the cultural district plan can found at https://www.warsawcdc.org/wp-content/uploads/WarsawCulturalArtsDistrictPlan_webVersionPages.pdf
