2013-031 EDC-Arts - Michael Roy Layne dba Legacyworks $1,000

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Town of Chapel Hill : News Releases: Public Art Dedication Fr... http://Nvw"%townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?recordid=3092&p... r News Releases Public Art Dedication Friday at Town Hall Stormwater Sculpture°H20 Flow- Posted Date:6/22/2011 The public is invited to the dedication of a unique artwork at 5:30 p.m.Friday,June 24,at Chapel Hill Town Hall,on the patio outside Council Chambers. From that vantage point guests can see H2O Flow,asite-specific environmental landscape sculpture created by artist Michael Roy Layne,and hear remarks by Layne, Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt,Parks&Recreation Director Ray"Butch"Kisiah,Jr., and Cultural and Public Arts Administrator Jeffrey York. A ribbon cutting and reception with refreshments will follow. H2O Flow was created in a low-lying wooded area outside of Chapel Hill Town Hall over the past fall,winter and spring. H2O Flow's bamboo structure mirrors the curvilinear landscape to slow and disperse water flows during strong rains.The installation of this work involved the collaboration of North Carolina State Landscape students,Chapel Hill youth,and Town staff from the Stormwater Management,Public Works,and Sustainability Divisions. The sculpture itself is meant to bio-degrade over several years.The artist donated most of the materials and a large portion of the hundreds of man-hours needed to hand-build the structure. Layne hopes that"H20 Flow increases an understanding of the importance of landforms in protecting water resources and demonstrates how sculptural elements can be connected to a specific place and function." Layne's H2o Flow continues a trend in Chapel Hill public art toward works that are more ecologically connected and functional, which can be seen in the eight natural-element artworks at Southern Community Park completed in 2oog,and the benches,bike racks,and trail markers fashioned from recycled materials placed along the Bolin Creek Greenway Trail in 2010. 1 of 1 11/25/1.2 5:12 PM