New public art installation "Pillars of Palm Springs"
Event Details
WHAT: In celebration of World Art Day, the City of Palm Springs Public Arts Commission will host a special proclamation and ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the official unveiling of a spectacular new public art installation along the Tahquitz Canyon Way median running from Palm Springs International Airport to Sunrise Way called “Pillars of Palm Springs.”
WHEN: 10 a.m. Monday, April 15, World Art Day.
WHERE: Steps of City Hall, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way
WHO: Mayor Jeffrey Bernstein, Gary Armstrong, Chair of the Palm Springs Public Arts Commission and Wayne Olson, the City’s Chief Economic Development Officer.
SUMMARY: The installation includes six individually crafted “pillars” designed to represent the themes of Creativity, Serenity, Diversity, Civility, Community, and Equality. Each pillar has been created by a different artist, four of whom are from the Coachella Valley. The installation replaces “The Art Of Taming Horses” by Christopher Myers.
The project is the largest and most comprehensive project initiated by the City’s Public Arts Commission. Applications became available in June 2023 and the Commission received 87 submissions from 57 potential bidders, a new record. 39% of bidders were local, and of the final winners, 4 out of 6 are from the Greater Palm Springs area.
The winning artists are Roger Reutimann (Creativity), Anne Faith Nicholls (Serenity), Bernard Stanley Hoyes (Diversity), Jessup + Cooning (Civility), and MIDABI (Community), and Scott Froschauer (Equality).
