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Keys and Balls: Public Art in Frederick

topic First it was the Keys, now baseballs. What do you all think about these public "art" projects? I am a total art snob and think that we need some actual public art in town like the Dreaming (wanted to hate it, but it is great!) and the gears spire in Baker Park (wanted to hate that, too, but I love it!).

What say you about Art in Frederick?

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    Quigley_Brown 2 months ago with 1 point
    I'd like to see more sculpture along the Carroll Creek Linear Park. No more Cochran stuff...enough is enough. New art should show whimsy and fun.
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    cityside 2 months ago with 1 point
    Yeah...as I said the other day (nice to meet you in person, btw...) large fiberglass icons that individual artists use as a canvas wasn't exactly cutting edge. But I guess we have to start somewhere. The project, other than a few minor bits of vandalism, did prove that a large scale temporary public art project was do-able in Frederick (as opposed to the occasional more or less permanent installation like the dreaming, the community bridge or the gear spire). The challenge now is to come up with a public art project that's a bit more, well, challenging...
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    Sculpturegirl 2 months ago with 1 point
    What about bronze fountains and statuary? There is a cool bronze drinking fountain for people and for dogs along the creek, but it is a little out of the way. Maybe we ought to map out the cool art in Frederick and work to generate more GOOD ART. "A Sculpture Trail," if you will...
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