In an ongoing effort to beautify the City of Fort Worth and stitch our communities together, Community ID: Public Art in Neighborhoods - an initiative of FWPA - provides an opportunity for eligible community groups to apply and nominate a city-owned site (e.g., park, library, community center, fire station, police station, etc.) for a public art project.

Through this competitive process, awarded groups are assisted by FWPA, and have an opportunity to work collaboratively with their selected artist in the creation of a permanent artwork that is unique and meaningful to the neighborhood. Examples of such projects might include a tile mural, a small gateway entrance to a park, an artist designed kiosk, or sculptural bench. All projects are funded and managed by FWPA and have a budget of $50,000 each.

FWPA has awarded a project in each Council District of Fort Worth. For the coming CID year, we will be stepping back to evaluate the process in order to better serve our diverse communities. Your input is greatly appreciated! We would love to hear comments, questions, hopes, etc. on CID and your experience with the process. Please email talkto@fwpublicart.org

Listed below are city-owned sites that have been awarded a CID project:

Fairmount Park (CD 9)
Fairmount Neighborhood Association proposed a public art project at the Fairmount Park located across from the community garden and in the heart of the neighborhood. The process of this project will begin in 2012. 

Rosen Park (CD 2)
North Beverly Hills Neighborhood Association  proposed a public art project at Rosen Park (2200 McCandless Street). This site is well developed and actively used which presents an opportunity to create a stronger sense of identity for the community through public art. The process of this project will begin in 2012.

Plaza Circle (CD 5)

Historic Carver Heights Neighborhood Association proposed a public art project at Plaza Circle (5900 E Rosedale), located directly across from the neighborhood homes. As the site has a newly constructed trail system in place, the process of the public art process will begin in 2012.

 

 

 

East Regional Library (CD 4)

A group of ten community activists called the Eastside Arts Collective, proposed a public art project at the East Regional Library in 2010. This site offers many opportunities for public art and serves a larger area of Fort Worth which creates a great opportunity for community involvement from the surrounding communities.  The process of the project will begin in 2012.

 

Crime Lab (CD 8)

In 2009, the West Meadowbrook Neighborhood Association was awarded a CID project at their proposed site, the Fort Worth Police Crime Lab on East Lancaster. The site offers high visibility of a public art project as many from all over Tarrant County will do business here. Through FWPA's regular artist selection process, the awarded group selected Tommy Fitzpatrick as the project artist. Tommy is currently working with the community to develop his final design of artwork for the Crime Lab "Tower".

 

 

 

 

Thomas Place Community Center (CD 7)

Arlington Heights Neighborhood Association was awarded a CID project at the Thomas Place Community Center. Through FWPA's regular artist selection process, the awarded group selected David Hickman as the project artist. Hickman is currently in the fabrication stages of this project and will be ready to install his kinetic sculpture in 2012.

 

CP Hadley Park (CD 3)

The Summer Creek Homeowners Association was awarded in 2008 and proposed to work with Fort Worth-based artist Michael Pavlovsky to create a stand alone sculpture which is now permanently installed C. P. Hadley Park entitled Prairie Wind.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Overton Park (CD 6)

Tanglewood Neighborhood Association was awarded in 2008 and proposed to work with artist Eliseo Garcia  to facilitate the creation and completion of a 9-foot carved sculpture now permanently sited at Overton Park.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

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