Artists in hard hats toured the Golden 1 Center construction site during the first week of September to get a first-hand look at the locations selected for four public art projects. Shelly Willis, executive director of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, led four orientation sessions for the 17 artists who have been selected to submit proposals in late October.
The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission hosted four orientation sessions and hard-hat tours of the arena construction site for the 17 artists selected to submit public art proposals. The meetings were held Sept. 2-3, at the downtown offices of the Entertainment and Sports Center Complex.
Shelly Willis (center), executive director of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, briefs artists Jess Riegel (left), JD Beltran and Scott Minneman, three finalists chosen to submit proposals for public art at Sacramento’s new Golden 1 Center.
Tour leaders Adam Holguin of Turner Construction and Mark Posnick of the Weston Group/Williams+Paddon a consultant to the city, show a virtual rendering of the new arena to artists (in yellow vests, from left) Jiayi Young, Stephane Come, JD Beltran, Scott Minneman, Nelson Loskamp and Jess Riegel.
Artists JD Beltran and Scott Minneman stop on the walkway outside the old Downtown Plaza to take photos of the new arena construction site.
SMAC Executive Director Shelly Willis talks with artist Jiayi Young during a street tour around the perimeter of the downtown arena construction site.
Shelly Willis and Diane Cripe of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission lead orientation for artists selected to submit arena art proposals. Attending this session with arena designer David Lee (left) were artists Michael Bishop, Lynn Criswell, Bryan Valenzuela, Melissa Arendt, Anthony Padilla, JD Beltran and Scott Minneman.
Finalists selected to prsent proposals for public art in the new downtown arena prepare for a hard-hat tour of the construction site.
Artist Michael Bishop attends a street tour viewing construction at the new Golden 1 Center.
Artist Lynn Criswell (left) talks with SMAC Executive Director Shelly Willis about arena plans as fellow artists Michael Bishop and Scott Minneman peruse drawings.
Tour guides Mark Posnick (left) and Jamie Brown of Turner Construction (right) describe arena construction to artist Bill Fontana.
Artist Esteban Villa points out an area of interest to Jamie Brown of Turner Construction during a street tour around the perimeter of the new Golden 1 Center.
With the arena’s reflection behind her, SMAC Executive Director Shelly Willis leads one of four orientation sessions for artists invited to submit arena art proposals. Attending this session were (from left) Rene Villa, artist Esteban Villa, Mark Roos of BBI Engineering, artist Bill Fontana and artist Suzanne Adan.
Artist Gale Hart listens to an arena briefing by Matt Sites, who works with urban planning for the City of Sacramento.
The final tour group stops at 7th and K Streets to discuss one of the entrance plazas for Golden 1 Center.
Tour guide Mark Posnick shows an arena “flyover” to artists Gale Hart (left), Seyed Alavi and Shan Shan Sheng.
Technology gives artist Seyed Alavi a birds-eye view of the planned plaza for Golden 1 Center.