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ABOUT THE ART BANK
The Pierce County Art Bank portable artwork collection is installed in public spaces throughout Pierce County buildings with the goal to improve the quality of the work environment, support local artists, and increase awareness of the diversity of art production in the county. The Art Bank, part of the Public Art Program administered by Pierce County Arts & Cultural Services, serves our mission to bring art into the life of all Pierce County residents.
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NEW ACQUISITIONS 2011
**CANCELED: ART BANK RECEPTION** Due to inclement weather, the reception scheduled for January 17, 2012, has been canceled and will be rescheduled.
Artworks by Ellen Ito and Jennifer Peters, Chandler O'Leary, Michael Ferguson, Rebecca Schofield, and Kurt Solmssen were the result of a selection panel of current and former arts commissioners, artists, and curators who reviewed more than two hundred works submitted by 45 artists for consideration. Art Bank 2011 Press Release
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| Staple (2010) by Ellen Ito and Jennifer Peters |
Flock (2009) by Chandler O'Leary |
Beach Logs (2008) by Michael Ferguson |
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| Shark's Reef (2008) by Rebecca Schofield |
Harry's Golden Hour (1999) by Kurt Solmssen |
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A range of media and approaches to art making are represented by the new acquisitions. Ellen Ito and Jennifer Peters' photograph, Staple (2010), is from a series documenting the detritus found in the nooks and crannies of the Tacoma Art Museum, creating deeply textured images from overlooked spaces. Chandler O'Leary's hand cut and hand colored linoleum block prints, Flock (2009), depict five Washington bird species. Other works take their subject from the landscape, such as Michael Ferguson's richly colored acrylic painting, Beach Logs (2008), or a view of a rocky cove in Rebecca Schofield's oil painting, Shark's Reef (2008). Kurt Solmssen's lithograph, Harry's Golden Hour (1999), portrays the artist's friend in a fleeting moment of golden sunlight as he admires the view from the porch of his house in Vaughn, WA.
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PORTABLE WORKS IN MIXED MEDIA 2009
Artworks created by 15 Pierce County artists have been selected for the Pierce County Art Bank collection of portable works. The works were chosen from respondents to a public call to artists (open to professional artists living/working in Pierce County) whose artwork combines traditionally distinct media in the same piece. The chosen artwork ranges widely from collage and altered found objects, to porcelain and resin relief.
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| Sean Alexander |
Debra Harney |
Mauricio Robalino |
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| Barbara DePirro |
John Hillding |
Roshni Robert |
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| Werner Dillenburger |
Cara Jennings |
Susan Russell Hall |
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| Becky Frehse |
Yuki Nakamura |
C.J. Swanson |
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| Marsha Glaziere |
Claudia Riedener |
Nola Tresslar |
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THE COLLECTION
Works in painting, photography, mixed media, prints, and fiber arts comprise the collection of more than one hundred artworks.
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Artist Profiles (courtesy of Pierce County News)
Jeremy Mangan, whose painting, Upward Spiral, was added to the collection in 2008, now works out of his Fife studio. See the artist at work and learn what about this area inspires him.
Click here to watch the video.
Lakewood artist Susan Russell Hall 'paints with fire' to create her evocative encaustic paintings. Russell Hall has an unexpected side to her artistic practice; she is a medical illustrator who has documented hundreds of open heart surgeries.
Click here to watch the video.
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The collection is rotated throughout the public spaces of Pierce County buildings. Artwork is lent for two year terms after which a new work is chosen to replace it. The designated public art liasion from each department works with the staff of the Arts & Cultural Services Division to discuss appropriate display locations and to select from available artwork.
Participating Departments
Community Connections
District Courts
Executive
Human Resources
Medical Examiner
Sheriff's Department
Superior Courts
To request artwork for your department, contact Nicholas Nyland at (253) 798-3797, or nnyland@co.pierce.wa.us.
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Image: Yuki Nakamura, City Islands (2006), detail view, porcelain and resin on wood, 13 x 29.5 x 5in
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