Ann Arbor– The public have selected the eleven final selections for the PowerArt! 2024 project to be installed on downtown Ann Arbor traffic signal boxes. More than 500 people voted online to make the final selections. The public made its choices from 15 semifinalists selected by a community jury of local art professionals, business owners and community leaders. The jury reviewed 107 artworks submitted by 50 Washtenaw County-based artists, Installations of the final 11 begin in September.
A multiyear project, PowerArt! is displaying artwork by local artists to transform traffic signal boxes into urban canvases from what they were: unsightly spaces covered with graffiti and handbills. In addition to beautifying street level eyesores, a key goal of PowerArt! is to engage local artists and the public in this public art and design project.
PowerArt! is a partnership of Creative Washtenaw, the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority and the City of Ann Arbor Public Art Commission Public. Local public art champions, Larry and Lucie Nisson, are providing additional support for the project. The PowerArt! installations are fun, whimsical and popular with townies, visitors and artists project is a favorite among residents and visitors. Once the PowerArt! project is complete, 42 signal boxes in downtown Ann Arbor will be wrapped.
For more information about PowerArt! please contact Creative Washtenaw at info@creativewashtenaw.org or 734.213.2733.
About Creative Washtenaw
Creative Washtenaw’s mission is to champion the arts + creative industries in Washtenaw County, MI—arts and creative individuals, organizations and businesses—to ensure that the greater Ann Arbor region remains a great place to create, live, work, learn, play and visit.
The intrinsic value of the arts and creativity is and always will be foremost in our efforts. We work diligently to demonstrate economic and educational value, the interconnectivity of the creative sector to all other sectors and the depth of skills and variety of career paths available to a creative person. As a champion and advocate, Creative Washtenaw is a leader, communicating the importance of the sector and working to persuade community leaders and stakeholders to invest in and set public policies that build and sustain arts and creativity in Ann Arbor, Chelsea, Dexter, Manchester, Milan, Saline and Ypsilanti plus the 21 townships in the county.
Creative Washtenaw is supported by its members, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Michigan Arts and Cultural Council. For more information, please go to http://www.creativewashtenaw.org or contact info@creativewashtenaw.org or 734.213.2733.
