A RHODE ISLAND ARTIST HAS BEEN HIRED TO CREATE SANTA CRUZ’ LARGEST PUBLIC ART PROJECT IN YEARS. BROWER HATCHER’S PROJECT WILL BE TO BUILD, AND INSTALL, “DYNAMIC, ECOLOGICALLY-FOCUSED” SCULPTURES, THAT WILL BE PUT INTO ROUNDABOUTS IN SANTA CRUZ. THOSE ROUNDABOUTS ARE SLATED TO BE PLACED AT SPECIFIC INTERSECTIONS IN FRONT OF THE SANTA CRUZ MUNICIPAL WHARF, MAIN BEACH, THE PLANNED MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY EXPLORATION CENTER AND DEPOT PARK.
THE MONEY FOR THE ARTWORK COMES FROM A SPECIAL FUND, AND HAS TO BE USED FOR PUBLIC ART; WHILE THE ROUNDABOUTS WILL BE PAID FOR WITH FUNDS FROM THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT.
