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Client: Corvallis (OR) Community Center
Location: Corvallis, OR, United States
Completion date: 2021
Artwork budget: $24,999
Project Team
Artistic collaborator
Melanie Germond
Fabrication, installation
So Metal LLC
Overview
Laser-cut aluminum wall reliefs, stained glass corbels
Dimensions: Central mural- 10’ x 36’; other elements vary
Year Completed:
2021
Description: A collaboration with Melanie Germond, commissioned by The City of Corvallis. An installation of interrelated artworks weave across the Community Center’s lounge, lobby, and activity areas.
Budget: $25,000
Goals
Relief elements and stained-glass corbels celebrate unique and often-hidden history, environment and culture: the community’s status as a center for engineering and innovation; critical local milestones in the advancement of social justice; contributions by communities of color; the city’s position at the forefront of bicycle culture; and distinctive features of the Willamette Valley's unique ecosystem.