Thursday, April 25, 2013

Micro Site Honolulu - a new approach



The Arts at Marks Garage will feature a public sculpture, by Bob Freitas, a local contemporary artist  in Honolulu.


The concept for the installation is based on Micro Sites, in New Zealand.  Micro Sites is a series of small, temporary public art projects by local artists that are intriguing, subtle and surprising discoveries for people living, working and walking through Auckland’s Learning Quarter. The Learning Quarter encompasses Albert Park, The University of Auckland, AUT University and surrounding streets and neighbourhoods.


The Micro Sites project was conceived as an opportunity for artists to create small-scale interventions that run against the grain or interfere with everyday perceptions and experiences of a place or neighbourhood.


Micro Sites is a public art initiative of Auckland City Council developed in partnership with The University of Auckland and AUT University.

"As a contemporary artist living and working in Honolulu I believe the city needs to consider alternative art spaces for sculptors to share their work, hopefully this effort will be the start of new opportunities for artists in Hawaii."

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