New Floating Art At The Lily Pond In Beverly Hills

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Colorful "lilypads" are popping up at The Lily Pond in Beverly Hills Gardens today thanks to Portraits of Hope, a group that works on public art, civic education, community engagement, and creative therapy according to their website. The exhibit, called "Neon Nights in 3D" will have it's grand opening tonight at 8 p.m. with 3D-Black Light showings every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. through August.

Portraits of Hope has helped more than 800 hospitals, schools, after-school programs, and social service agencies participate in their projects and activities as well as adult community service groups, according to their website. The organization, which was founded by brothers Ed and Bernie Massey in 1995, focuses on "creative therapy for hospitalized children, civic education for students in school, and community engagement opportunities for people of all ages" to help create large scale, short term artwork, according to the Portraits of Hope website.

“What makes this installation so unique on a global level is that not only are the discs going to look beautiful in the daylight, but at nighttime, we will illuminate them with handheld black lights. Colors will react differently under the black light, so certain colors are going to pop out, creating a magnificent display of colors,” Artist and Co-Founder Ed Massey said in a press release.

The Lily Pond in Beverly Hills, located in front of the giant Beverly Hills sign, is the most frequented pedestrian and bus tour stop in the world-renown city with thousands of daily visitors and photographs capturing the site, the press release said. So as Beverly Hills pushes its BOLD program, where businesses stay open later during the summer, Neon Nights in 3D will capture the attention of locals and tourists alike.

Photo via Portraits of Hope