Client: City of Phoenix Housing Department

Overview

Children’s artwork lights a plaza and shows our place in the solar system. Created for a low-income apartment complex, the artwork shows the arc of the sun, the location of the solstices around our planet, the phases of the moon and a star where Phoenix is located in America. 360 community artworks are mounted on eight shade structures and many are incorporated in the nighttime show on the twenty-four foot light sculpture.

Goals

The goal was to create a gathering place both day and night that would show local children's artwork. The piece is meant to make local children proud of their published art and educate people about geography and the movement of the sun and moon.

Process

The City of Pheonix Housing and Development in partnership with Gorman USA created this housing development.