Stacey Goes comes to the Planning Board Office

Mrs. Goes' contemporary community art project piece brings movement and color to the town offices. Please check the blog again as we update the bio information and the history of this piece.

Dora Atwater-Millikin visits Planning Board

"America" is in the Planning Board office. Those who know East Beach Road well will say that the artist has totally captured the the sense and feeling of the site. These are places Westporters and visitors alike hold near and dear and are immediately recognizable.
Make sure to check on Ms. Millikin's website for further information on her upcoming exhibits!
http://www.wyndfieldstudio.com/

A School of (Art) Fish

A School of (Art) Fish
An Art Installation at the Westport Planning Board Office

The Westport Planning Board Officeis pleased to host the latest installation
in the program Art Work in the Work Place by an unlikely yet eco-conscious
group of young artists. The summer Art Camp program at the Westport Art Group
brought together this past August, local children between the ages of 7 and
12 that collectively used their talents under the tutelage of Jennifer
Gelinas of Westport's Gelinas Design Studio and demonstrated the art of how to
reduce, reuse and recycle. This artful group, has generously loaned the
town offices their installation of a school of aquatic creatures completely
made of recycled materials. The hanging whimsical and colorful grouping of
aquatic creatures demonstrate the ability of these youths to learn to work
together, about recycling and as a result create a body of work worthy of
installing in Town offices. The school of children have masterfully
produced a school of fish that relay this message.

The Planning Board began hosting this program since October of
2009 and has since been joined by other offices. The Art Work in the Work Place
program seeks to help promote local artists in areas where the public are
more likely to see them, nourish moral in the workplace and also foster
economic development.

Dora Atwater-Millikin

It was said just yesterday that a work by Dora Atwater-Millikin was promised to grace our spaces. This is very exciting news! Please see Dora's website. Once you have experienced her work you will have a great sense of appreciation of her rendering of light with subject. So incredibly pleasing are her paintings - it like having our own Monet right here in Westport.
check out her site at http://www.wyndfieldstudio.com/

Additional works are being Considered

Recently a few notable Westport artists were approached and requested to participate. The great news is that they all said they would and so before revealing who they are, it would be great to hear from the residents of Westport, who they think these person might be - or suggest other artists who may be interested.

New and endorsed by the Board of Selectmen

Art in the Work Place is a brand new program in Westport that will bring local artist's work into municipal offices on a rotational basis. Recently endorsed by the Board of Selectmen, local artist's will have the opportunity to disply their creations to the public in a new way. People frequenting municipal offices will now see these works and the artist will be exhibiting in a new type of space. Inquiries are directed to the individual artist. The program benefits the artist, the general public and the employees. The program will help foster economic development through exposure in a public venue and also provide for a pleasant work environment known to be healthful and influencing morale in a positive way.

Completely on an voluntary basis and as appropriate for each municipal offce.

Currently on display in both the Nursing Department and the Planning Board Offices at the Town Hall Annex is Susan Mohl Powers. Here SMP illustrates her ability to employ "art that solves a problem". SMP uses soft sheer textile designs thaa give the appearance of stanied glass to help filter the southern sunlight in the 10 foot windows. Her diffused layered textiles are also calming and give a subtle feeling of tranquility to the large wall spaces. Susan has one oil painting on dispaly that resonates the joyfulness of a bright day in its yellows and blues - thus brightening our steely grey winter days. SMP has displayed her textiles in the US, England and Italy.

Hours for municipal business are 8:30 -4:00pm Monday through Friday excluding certain holidays.

Please leave your comments or contact directly at artworkintheworkplace@gmail.com.

Thank you for taking the time to read about this program.