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Meridian Transit Stop Shelter
Public Art Project
Artist:
Blake Coker
-Ten Mile Crossing
transit shelter
location
Artist: Antonia Hedrick
rd
-3and Pine transit shelter location
Material question?
-Transparent
-or full color (but gray inside)
Transparent image project at St. Lukes, images courtesy of Catapult 3 (fabricator)
Above: Caldwell shelter, image courtesy of Valley Regional Transit
Discovery Park
Public Art Projects
•Adding public art to the new construction
phase of Discovery Park was identified as a
priority MAPS project in 2018
•MAPS funds carryforward, and funds were
“saved up” to work on creating multiple
public art elements to enhance Discovery
Park’s overall identity. All artworks
incorporated the themes of learning,
Ribbon Cutting at Discovery Park
exploration, and “Discovery.”
Hawk Benches &
Trout Benches By Colin Selig
•These two pairs of mirrored benches, with backrests that depict hawk and
trout, are designed to serve as whimsical and functional sculptural elements
that strengthen Discovery Park’s identity as a place of learning and
exploration.
•Repurposed from salvage steel propane tanks, their textured surfaces include
original manufacturing details such as weld seams, fitting ports and ID tags, all
of which highlight the material’s transformation from utilitarian container into
functional art, with the intention that they inspire users to consider new ways
to reuse materials.
Peregrine Bike Racks
By Colin Selig
•These five piece public art bike racks are original, functional works of art
repurposed from salvaged steel propane tanks.
•The forms for these whimsical bike racks were inspired by Idaho’s official state
raptor, the peregrine falcon.
•They feature abstracted shapes and colors from the bird of prey’s wings, tail
feathers, upper body, talons and beak.
The Hole Ball Game
By UrbanRockDesign
•The Hole Ball Game celebrates playing of softball and baseball. It involves
the idea of Discovery in that one is first confronted with rather abstract
semi-circular disks with a partial image cut out of them. It is by moving
around the area that the void images come into alignment and complete
the ballplayers, a negative space within the circle of a ball. It embodies
the act of Discovery for viewers, and celebrates the act of playing ball.
“Fanfare”
By Steve Parker
•utilizes reclaimed brass marching band instruments
•To interact with the piece, you place your ear against one of the
trumpet bells at the sculpture base, cover your other ear, and
listen to the subtle changes in sound.
•The artwork serves as a reminder to be present and appreciate the
sounds around us.
Meridian Transit Stop Shelter
Public Art Project
Artist:
Blake Coker
-Ten Mile Crossing
transit shelter
location
Artist: Antonia Hedrick
rd
-3and Pine transit shelter location
Material question?
-Transparent
-or full color (but gray inside)
Transparent image project at St. Lukes, images courtesy of Catapult 3 (fabricator)
Above: Caldwell shelter, image courtesy of Valley Regional Transit
Discovery Park
Public Art Projects
•Adding public art to the new construction
phase of Discovery Park was identified as a
priority MAPS project in 2018
•MAPS funds carryforward, and funds were
“saved up” to work on creating multiple
public art elements to enhance Discovery
Park’s overall identity. All artworks
incorporated the themes of learning,
Ribbon Cutting at Discovery Park
exploration, and “Discovery.”
Hawk Benches &
Trout Benches By Colin Selig
•These two pairs of mirrored benches, with backrests that depict hawk and
trout, are designed to serve as whimsical and functional sculptural elements
that strengthen Discovery Park’s identity as a place of learning and
exploration.
•Repurposed from salvage steel propane tanks, their textured surfaces include
original manufacturing details such as weld seams, fitting ports and ID tags, all
of which highlight the material’s transformation from utilitarian container into
functional art, with the intention that they inspire users to consider new ways
to reuse materials.
Peregrine Bike Racks
By Colin Selig
•These five piece public art bike racks are original, functional works of art
repurposed from salvaged steel propane tanks.
•The forms for these whimsical bike racks were inspired by Idaho’s official state
raptor, the peregrine falcon.
•They feature abstracted shapes and colors from the bird of prey’s wings, tail
feathers, upper body, talons and beak.
The Hole Ball Game
By UrbanRockDesign
•The Hole Ball Game celebrates playing of softball and baseball. It involves
the idea of Discovery in that one is first confronted with rather abstract
semi-circular disks with a partial image cut out of them. It is by moving
around the area that the void images come into alignment and complete
the ballplayers, a negative space within the circle of a ball. It embodies
the act of Discovery for viewers, and celebrates the act of playing ball.
“Fanfare”
By Steve Parker
•utilizes reclaimed brass marching band instruments
•To interact with the piece, you place your ear against one of the
trumpet bells at the sculpture base, cover your other ear, and
listen to the subtle changes in sound.
•The artwork serves as a reminder to be present and appreciate the
sounds around us.
A committee of stakeholders representing the Meridian Arts Commission (MAC), Valley Regional Transit
(VRT), the Meridian Development Corporation (MDC), the City, and local business owners with interests
near the transit stop shelters reviewed and scored all 14 applications for this project, and met to select
and recommend two artists for this project. They were impressed with the overall quality of the
applications, and also recommended that we retain the next top 5 artist’s information for future transit
shelters as they are constructed and funding is available.
They selected the artists Blake Coker and Antonia Hedrick and these artist have been working to develop
their designs and collaboratively communicating with me, VRT and the fabricator on the imagery. The
artist submitted those designs for final review by the stakeholder committee last week, and the
committee had unanimous and enthusiastic support for these final designs from every single person on
that committee. So today, I am presenting these pieces to you for final approval on the artwork designs.
Blake Coker (Ten Mile Crossing location):
- concept for the bus shelter shows a journey through time by using the landscape of the shelter
to illustrate the founding of Meridian. It was important for me to use this opportunity to show
the history, as well as everyday people that make our great city what it is today. A few points of
importance that will be featured in the artwork are: The founders blossoming from flowers,
farmers using irrigation and agriculture to develop crops, the original trolley train used to
commute, and a few old landmarks that will transition us into the modern depiction of
Meridian.
- Design went through stages of significant editing to the color palette to create a full spectrum of
color and saturation
- Railcar was modeled on the historically based Boise Valley Railway Company railcar that was
used in the interurban line and served this area
- The people in the imagery are Meridian’s founders, Eliza & Christian Zenger - he used imagery
from this blog where he found quite a bit of history information and images.
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Antonia Hedrick’s piece (3 and Pine location):
- This project features imagery of existing industrial transit history along railroad track in Meridian
with imagery of Meridian dairies, agriculture and railroads
- The contrast of the new and old architecture existing just a few blocks from each other makes
this part of the city an interesting place to explore.
- 3 of the 6 panels have a clear window area
- she used cutout sections of the skyline from photos of the Bower Street railyard and the historic
Zamzows Feed Mill
- Meridian City Hall is in the painting on the far-right horizon line