The city of Austin has received $656,500 to bring more art to its streets and neighborhoods.
ArtPlace America awarded $256,500 for project Drawing Lines in which 10 artists—one for each newly drawn City Council district—will capture the character of that district with the neighborhood's help. The artists will then come together and create a singular work representing what they learned about the community.
"We are thrilled that this project will support opportunities for artists to work directly with community members to discover, understand and ultimately express an understanding of the diverse identities that we have within our newly formed districts," said Lynn Osgood, partner with Austin-based GO collaborative, a creative placemaking design and planning firm, in a news release.
The project is expected to last 12 months and has a project budget of $725,000. Additional funding will come from Fusebox and the thinkEAST project.
