Mayor
Vincent C. Gray will join representatives of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) in the dedication of the Community Gateway
Arch on Friday, July 18, at a twilight ceremony, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
The program will take place outside the Unity Health Care Parkside Health Center facility, located at the corner of Hayes Street and Kenilworth Terrace NE.
"This
new work of public art celebrates the District's cultural heritage,"
said Mayor Gray. "Artists, community members and the District government
collaborated on the new installation, which represents the creativity
and aspirations of Ward 7 residents."
The
Community Gatewaysculpture was designed by Washington Glass School
uber artists Michael Janis, Tim Tate and Erwin Timmers, who worked in
collaboration with Ward 7 artist apprentice Bill Howard and numerous
Ward 7 community members and stakeholders during the early phases of
fabrication. The design of the public artwork was intended to mark the
entrance to the Kenilworth / Parkside section of the city.
Washington
Glass School was selected through an open Call to Artists and panel
process led by the DCCAH, through the D.C. Creates! Public Art Program
selection committee, in partnership with the D.C. Primary Care
Association (DCPCA), the Unity Health Care Foundation, the Ward 7
Community and ANC 7D07 Commissioner Willie H. Woods. Central to the
selection of the public artwork and the community input process was the
Ward 7 Arts Collaborative, led by artist and community arts advocate
Wanda Aikens.