Downtown Cary Public Art Preview

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The Meeting Place

Artist: Nina Hole & Community Volunteers
Material: Clay, Fired Brick
Date: 2012
Location: Kay Struffolino Park | 601 Kildaire Farm Rd.
Commissioned: Town of Cary

Cary Arts Center

ARTIST: Norie Sato, Jim Hirschfield & Sonya Ishii
MATERIAL: Exterior Flytower artwork: “Harlequin Curtain”, Glass, steel
Interior Glass: “School Spirits”, glass, LED light, aluminum, stainless steel
Theater Curtain: “Harlequin Curtain”, printed velour
Plaza paving design and LED lights, brick and solar powered LED pavers
Art Benches: “Drawing Class”, stainless steel, ipe wood
DATE: 2010-2011
LOCATION: Cary Arts Center | 101 Dry Ave.
COMMISSIONED: Town of Cary

Sense of Place

ARTIST: Matt McConnell
MATERIAL: stone, glass, steel, and concrete
DATE: 2017
LOCATION: Downtown Cary Park, corner of Dry Ave and Academy St
COMMISSIONED: Town of Cary

Green Light

ARTIST: Carolyn Braaksma
MATERIAL: Coated green steel
DATE: 2017
LOCATION: The Downtown Park, corner of Dry Ave and Academy St
COMMISSIONED: Town of Cary

L'ile Folie

Artist: MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY
Material: Concrete Island + Lightweight Aluminum Canopy Structure
Date: 2024
Location: Downtown Cary Park, 327 S Academy St
Commissioned: Town of Cary

Light Passage

Artist: Haddad Drugan LLC
Material: Stainless steel, clear acrylic prisms, frosted acrylic ring light lenses
Date: 2023
Location: Downtown Park, Cary, NC
Commissioned: Town of Cary

Messenger

ARTIST: Gary Price
MATERIAL: Bronze
DATE: 2001
Location: 310 S. Academy St. | Downtown Cary
Donation: Cary Visual Art

Nature Tree

Artist: Jerry Reid
Material: Wood
Date: 2018
Location: 307 Academy St
Commissioned: Cary Visual Art in collaboration with property owner Rod Lodholz

Academy Street Medley

Artist: Jack Mackie
Material: NC Granite from Mt Airy NC, lithichrome shadow black
Date: 2016
Location: Academy Street
Commissioned: Town of Cary

Carolina Canopy

Artist: Erica Ortman
Material: Acrylic Paint Mural
Date: 2024
Location: Mosa Pet Spa, 213 Waldo St
Commissioned: Mosa Pet Spa

The Alphabet Project: “X”

Artist: Morgan Cook
Material: Acrylic Paint Mural
Date: 2021
Location: Crosstown Pub & Grill, 140 E Chatham Street
Commissioned: Crosstown Pub & Grill

The Cary Theater Marquee, Plaza, & Interior Stair Railings

Artist: Lynn Basa (Basa Projects) & Matt McConnell (McConnell Studios)
Material: Terrazzo, steel, aluminum, LED lighting, polycarbonate
Date: 2014
Location: The Cary Theater | 122 E. Chatham St. | Downtown Cary
Commissioned: Town of Cary

The News Boy

Artist: James Muir
Material: Bronze
Date: 1990s
Location: Corner of Chatham Street and Academy Street
Donation: Ladd Family

Esteamed Coffee Wind Sculpture

Artist: Chris Harrell and Jeff Dale
Material: Plasma cut steel, welded and force rusted
Date: 2021
Location: Rear entrance to Esteamed Coffee,114 S Academy St
Commissioned: Academy Street, LLC Robert & Susan Alexander

Bond Lake

Artist: Scott Nurkin
Material: Acrylic Paint Mural
Date: 2021
Location: 107 West Chatham Street
Commissioned: Cary Visual Art

Chatham Street Wine Market Mural - Untitled

Artist: Bonnie Gambardella
Material: Acrylic Paint Mural
Location: Chatham Street Wine Market, 111 W Chatham St
Date: 2020
Commissioned: Bonnie Gambardella

All Aboard: A Celebration of Cary's Creative Class

Artist: Sean Kernick
Material: Spray Paint Mural
Date: 2019
Location: 122 W Chatham St
Commissioned: Cary Visual Arts in collaboration with heirs of Lalon L. Barnes property owners

The Railroad Man

Artist: Carl Regutti
Material: Bronze
Date: 1997
Location: Train Depot | Faces 211 N. Academy St. | Downtown Cary
Donation: Private Donation

Dapple I

Artist: Victoria Reed
Material: Aluminum
Date: 2010
Location: Page-Walker gardens | Downtown Cary
Purchased: Town of Cary

Ecclesiastes (War Wagon)

Artist: Phil Alan Simpson
Material: Raw welded steel, Painted Steel and Cast Iron
Date: 2005
Location: Page-Walker Arts & History Center front garden | Downtown Cary
Donation: Cary Visual Art & Friends of Page-Walker

Walter Hines Page Bust

Artist: Carl Regutti
Material: Bronze
Date: 1997
Location: Town Hall Campus | 316 N. Academy St. | Downtown Cary
Donation: Private donation

Blossoms and Birdsongs

Artist: Lisa Gaither
Material: Laytex Paint mural
Date: 2024
Location: 160 E. Cedar Street, backside of Scratch Kitchen
Commissioned: Ladd Family Properties, LLC

Get Away Car

Artist: Adam Walls
Material: Painted Steel
Date: 2016
Location: Urban Park|414 E. Chatham Street
Purchased: Town of Cary

On the Verge

Artist: Dan Howachyn
Material: Painted Metal
Date: 2012
Location: Corner of N.E. Maynard & E. Chatham
Owner: Westbrook Property for Chatham Square

Downtown Cary Public Art
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1h 30m
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