New Rotating Public Art Livens Up Santa Monica

SANTA MONICA, CA – A series of temporary artworks meant to liven up the downtown area, Triangle Square, and Third Street Promenade will launch thanks to the City of Santa Monica in partnership with Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. The first installation will be a colorful, immersive experience by artist HOTTEA (Eric Reiger), who uses yarn and other mediums to create a series of suspended, fluttering artworks; his work will be featured at Triangle Square and the Third Street Promenade.

A different art experience will be featured at each block of the Promenade culminating at Wilshire Blvd., according to the press release. Residents and visitors can choose to experience the artworks by entering the Third Street Promenade at Wilshire Blvd. or at Triangle Square on Colorado Ave.

“As people wander through Triangle Square and the Third Street Promenade, they will be greeted with rotating artworks that surprise and delight,” said Shannon Daut, the City of Santa Monica’s Cultural Affairs Manager, in a statement. “This ambitious public art series creates the opportunity for residents and visitors to experience Downtown Santa Monica in new ways."

These installations will be on view from August 28 through November 1, 2017. There will be a brief hiatus for the holiday season, and then ROAM will continue for the next 9-12 months with several large-scale temporary installations at Triangle Square, and smaller artworks and projections along the Third Street Promenade between Wilshire Blvd. and Colorado Ave.

“Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.’s mission is to create environments that foster positive social interactions and enliven public spaces with experiences that reflect the community’s rich history as a bastion of creativity,” said Kathleen Rawson, CEO of DTSM, Inc. in a statement. “We approached the City of Santa Monica with the idea of a rotating public art series that would not only accomplish that mission, but also encourage people to explore, or roam, our authentic and vibrant Downtown. This is one of the most exciting projects we have embarked on and we are thrilled with the caliber of artists who will be sharing their work with our community.”

Artists featured in this series, include Faile, Andrew Shoultz, Jen Stark, Ben Zamora, Brenda Monroe, Danielle Garza, Jeanine Centuori & Russell Rock, Kate Johnson, Kristen Ramirez, Nataša Stearns, Nate Frizzell and Sean Yoro.

For more information, visit their website and also check out #ArtSaMo and #DTSantaMonica to follow the action or to share a photo of your ROAM experience.

Photos courtesy of Eric Reiger/City of Santa Monica