FORT WORTH PUBLIC ART VISION STATEMENT | Public Art Helps to Define Fort Worth’s Character as a Vibrant and Sustainable 21st Century City by Celebrating its Storied History, Contributing to its Iconic Destinations, Shaping its Distinct Neighborhoods, and Honoring its Close Connection to Nature

Vision by Gordon Huether will be dedicated on Monday, July 29, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., as part of the Grand Opening of the Fort Worth Police Department’s South Patrol Division, located at 3501 West Risinger Road, 76123.  According to the artist, the sculpture was designed to evoke ideas of clarity, transparency, awareness, and reflection, which are essential to effective police enforcement. The mirror-finished stainless steel sphere is a timeless representation of the entire Fort Worth community and the people who serve it.  An Artist Talk will follow the grand opening program.

Please join us at the next meeting of the Fort Worth Art Commission on Monday, August 19, 2024, 5:30 p.m. at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy Street, 76107.  The agenda will include a PUBLIC HEARING on the Draft Public Art FY 2025 Annual Work Plan (linked below). The agenda and additional backup documents will be available by Thursday, August 15th.

Installed in time for Juneteenth, artist Christopher Blay’s East Rosedale Monument Project recognizes the role of transit buses in the civil rights movement from the 1950s through the 1970s and connects the struggle for equal rights and justice from a national narrative to a local one. The sculpture is located at 920 East Rosedale Street (at Veal Street).  Stay tuned for dedication event information!

Located in the new roundabout at Last Vegas Trail and South Normandale Street, Right Turn Only by artist Mark Reigelman is a spiral created from hundreds of blue traffic arrows that twirl in on themselves and point toward the sky. We thank Rebecca Low Sculpture Gallery (7608 Camp Bowie West, 76116) for graciously hosting the artist reception and dedication program on June 1, 2024.