Hudson River Way
Paintings FEATURED IN Americans for the Arts PUBLIC ART NETWORK'S
YEAR IN
REVIEW
Washington, DC - July 2004 - Albany, New York's thirty
trompe l'oeil paintings on the Hudson River Way pedestrian bridge
are featured in Americans for the Arts Public Art Network's (PAN)
2004 Year in Review, a guide highlighting the country's
best public art projects. The "Hudson River Way Paintings"
were selected from a field of 189 entries. The Year in Review
highlights the most successful, innovative, and exciting public
art projects in the United States.
"Communities across the country are developing innovative
ways to involve artists in the design of public space,"
said Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the
Arts. "The Year in Review recognizes the "Hudson
River Way Paintings" as one of the premiere public art projects
in the United States for 2004."
AlbanyMural's "Hudson River Way Paintings" are a collection
of still life paintings located on the lampposts of the pedestrian
bridge. Area museums, historians, archeologists, and private
collectors worked together with Jan-Marie Spanard, AlbanyMural's
principal artist, to develop a pool of objects that could be
used to create still life compositions in what appear to be niches
in the concrete lampposts.
The Hudson River Way not only physically connects the city of
Albany with the banks of the Hudson River, it also serves as
an outdoor museum of objects found, saved and unearthed depicting
more than 500 years of Albany's history. More information on
the Hudson River Way paintings is available at www.AlbanyMural.com.
PAN is a program of Americans for the Arts designed to provide
services to the diverse field of public art and to develop strategies
and tools to improve communities through public art. PAN's key
constituents are public art professionals, visual artists, design
professionals, arts organizations, and communities.
The 39 projects featured in the Year in Review were chosen
by artist Elle Driscoll and Glenn Harper, editor of Sculpture
Magazine. The Year in Review selections are included
in an online presentation, slide set, and CD. These items will
be available on Americans for the Arts' website in the fall at
www.AmericansForTheArts.org.
For more information e-mail pan@artsusa.org.
Americans for the Arts is the leading nonprofit organization
for advancing the arts in America. With offices in Washington,
DC, and New York City, it has a record of more than 40 years
of service. Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing
and serving local communities and creating opportunities for
every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of
the arts. Additional information is available at www.AmericansForTheArts.org.