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ART ROCKS PROJECT 2021

A temporary public art project by Linda Chido and Amanda Rainey in collaboration with the artists of the Buda Area Artists Collective, the City of Buda, Texas, and the Inspired Minds Art Center in Downtown Buda.  The project ran from March 2021 to June 2021.

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The Spring of 2021 brought with it the hope that life would begin again after a year of Covid lockdowns.  With Covid restrictions still in place and everyone pretty beaten by the year we all just lived through, Amanda and I wanted to do a project that would be fun, simple, and bring everyone together without physically bringing everyone together. In addition, we wanted to remove barriers to art viewing (real and perceived) so the community could enjoy the art safely and at their conveince. 

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We took a simple art form - an art rock, and elevated it to fine art by inviting local artistic talent to create an Art Rock.  In tandem to the collection of Art Rocks growing in an outdoor garden at Inspired Minds Art Center, we ran a social media campaign inviting the community to engage and interact with the project by posting selfies with their favorite Art Rock to Instagram with #baacartrocks.

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Through highlighting local professional artists and engaging with the community, we made a bold statement about the tangibility and preciousness of art, and showed the depth and breath of the talent of local visual artists.

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art rocks

At its conclusion on June 13th, the Art Rocks Project "gallery" held 66 Art Rocks created by 28 local Buda Area artists.  In addition, approximately 60 unique selfie posts were made by community members, within Buda and from surrounding areas, through the social media campaign.  The Buda Area Artists Collective (BAAC) Instagram grew to over 500 followers during the Art Rocks Project, and the BAAC membership grew by 40%.

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In addition to the public art portion and the social media campaign, The Art Rocks Project professionally photographed every Art Rock produced and created a video as the project's final exhibit and summery.  This post phase added another two local artists to the project.

Art Rocks

"Stained Glass Visions" 2020

A set of murals created by artists of Buda, TX and donated to the Inspired Minds Art Center. The murals house the upper story windows of Inspired Minds Chambers Theater and serve to darken the windows for performances.  The theme of the project was the Texas Hill Country and was executed in a stained glass motif. Eight marine grade mural panels, each 3'x6', were donated by Eastside Lumber and Decking.  The project was installed October 2020.  

Monarch Butterfly mural by Linda Chido

'Monarch', my mural panel.  

All 8 murals wrapping around the Inspired Minds Chamber Theater.  

Artists who contributed (top right photo, starting left): Linda Chido, Gena Destri, Joy Bliss, Amanda Rainey. (bottom right photo, starting center): Sinead Whitestone Meuth, Cristina White-Jones, Jessica Mason, Ronald Gross

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murals at Inspired Minds Art Center

Earth Park Labyrinth

Collaborative project between architecture students from SUNY Buffalo, NY and Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GA

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The design is an octagonal labyrinth that sits amongst eight trees on the back lawn of the School of Architecture on the University of Buffalo's South Campus.  The labyrinth is composed of strips of untreated lumber and grass.  Surrounding the labyrinth on each side are benches constructed and brought from Atlanta by the Morris Brown students.

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On April 19, Earth Day 1991, the park was dedicated to the University of Buffalo and the community.

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detail public art project
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