City of Greensboro issued the following announcement on Sept. 10.
The Downtown Greenway will be honored as a ‘Great Place for Public Art’ by the NC Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA-NC) at its state conference next week in Winston-Salem.
The award honors places that showcase their community’s creative side. The APA-NC awards committee judges were impressed by the quality and thoughtfulness of the nomination, submitted by the City of Greensboro Planning Department and Action Greensboro, which oversaw the development of the art on the greenway. We are so proud of the work by Action Greensboro and Dabney Sanders!
From its earliest stages, Downtown Greenway planners determined that site-specific public art would be a key focus of the trail. Four major works of public art mark the corners of the four-mile loop. Each of these pieces has a theme related to Greensboro and its growth into the city it is today.
It is art that tells the story of our neighborhoods and our city. The cornerstone themes of Motion, Innovation, Tradition, and Freedom were developed through extensive community collaboration. In addition, there are benches and bike racks created by artists, as well as special features throughout the loop.
Original source can be found here.
