Downtown Marina and Joan Darrah Promenade

Public Art

• Public art is mandated by ordinance equal to 2% of construction costs on city capital projects.

• The following artists and projects were selected for the Marina and Joan Darrah Promenade

• Moto Ohtake, of Santa Cruz installed a twenty foot high kinetic sculpture, entitled “Airbourne” at the North Point (near the Lexington at the water’s edge) in May. The large abstract piece features wind driven paddles which will rotate in different directions inside a hoop. The sculpture is made of brushed stainless steel.
• Mark White, of Santa Fe, NM, fabricated a group of five kinetic sculptures for the South Point (near Morelli Park). These stainless steel and aluminum pieces vary in color and shape, and each moves and shimmers in the light, both day and night- a little like starfish and pinwheels.
• Dan Snyder, of Berkeley designed and sandblasted street node markers from the historic street intersections, some with images and some with text. He also imbedded stainless and bronze images in the plazas and promenade pathways. The images are whimsical and engaging, similiar to those installed along Weber Avenue, Hunter and Miner Street. They speak to the history and the usage of the Promenade place.
•  Eric Powell, of Berkeley designed stair railings for the Marina side, bicycle racks throughout the Promenade and the swinging gates along the North Promenade. All will have a fish design.
• Wayne Chabre, of Walla Walla, WA, installed gate finials and banner medallions on the light poles.  The design features entwined Delta water creatures: catfish and crawdads for example, in aluminum, steel and bronze. The banner design is also included on the Marina trash receptacles. Waynes final piece, tete a tete benches will be placed at the plaza on the south shore in Spring 2010.

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