Artists Wanted for 2015-17 Suwanee SculpTour

From City of Suwanee

Suwanee SculpTour, an approximately one-mile walkable public art encounter, has brought 44 different art pieces created by 32 artists to downtown Suwanee over the past four years. In May 2015, a new batch of artists will be represented by the sculptures selected for Suwanee’s fourth consecutive SculpTour.

Proposals from artists for the 2015-17 Suwanee SculpTour are now being accepted through January 9. For more information, visit the Business Matters/Requests for Proposals page at suwanee.com.

Artist Gregory Johnson of Cumming, whose work has been displayed in each of the three Suwanee SculpTours and is currently included in about 20 other public art exhibits around the United States and Canada, says he has gotten “tremendous spin-off” from his participation in SculpTour: Johnson sold two sculptures to Salude, a transitional care and short-term rehabilitation facility that recently opened in Suwanee.

Johnson says that he believes Suwanee’s public art exhibit is one of the best in the country because of the presentation and accessibility of Town Center Park. “Suwanee has the park, amphitheater, restaurants, and shopping,” he says. “It makes it nice. Some places have a City Hall, arts center, library, and park at which they exhibit art, but they’re all a mile apart from one another. You end up having to walk 4-5 miles to see it. In Suwanee, you’re able to scan the horizon and see several art pieces. It’s intimate and well-planned.”

Two years ago, the City received approximately 60 SculpTour proposals from artists. Typically, 12-15 pieces are selected by the Public Arts Commission for the nearly two-year exhibit.