[Durham INC] Bull City Connector Shelter Art Unveiling Aug. 1

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Beverly B. Thompson

Director

(919) 560-4123 x 11229

(919) 475-2362 (cell)

Beverly.Thompson at DurhamNC.gov 

http://Facebook.com/CityofDurhamNC 

http://Twitter.com/CityofDurhamNC    

 

 

For Immediate Release: July 26, 2012

 

 

Bull City Connector Shelter Art Unveiling August 1

 

What:              Two bus shelters decorated with artwork designed by
North Carolina artists under the auspices of Durham Area Designers as
part of Durham's public art program will be unveiled

 

When:             Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. 

 

Who:               City of Durham Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell, Triangle
Transit General Counsel Wib Gulley, City of Durham Transportation
Department Director Mark Ahrendsen, and Durham Area Designers President
Steven Gaddis

 

Where:            Oldham Towers Lawn 

519 E. Main St.

Durham, N.C. 27701  

Parking will be available in the Oldham Towers Parking Lot

 

Fast Facts:

*         The Bull City Connector is in its second successful year of
operation, transporting more than 10,000 passengers each week on
average.  This free service connects Duke University and Duke Medical
Center to downtown Durham and Golden Belt, and the many restaurants,
retail and entertainment venues along the way.

 

*         To enhance the Bull City Connector experience, Durham Area
Designers led an effort, starting in August 2010, to create unique art
for bus shelters along the Connector's route.

 

*         In consultation with the Durham Arts Council, Durham Area
Designers issued a call for qualifications of artists statewide. The
selection committee, which included representatives from the City of
Durham, the Durham Arts Council and the Town of Chapel Hill, selected
four artists from seven qualifications packages that were submitted. The
artists are Sharon Dowell of Charlotte; Al Frega of Durham; Christopher
Vespermann of Cary; and David Wilson of Apex.

 

*         Selected art incorporates references to Durham's rich history
and unique culture, including scenes of blues musicians, a colorful map
of the city, and references to Durham's tobacco heritage.

 

*         Two bus stop shelters, located at Oldham Towers and the Durham
County Courthouse, are being unveiled on Wednesday, August 1 at 9:30
a.m. Shelters located near or on Ninth Street, Duke Street, Brightleaf
Square, West Village, Five Points, and the Durham County Human Services
Complex are slated for installation over the next 12 months.

 

*         For more information about this shelter art project, contact
Durham Area Designers President Steven Gaddis at (919) 618-2596.

 

*         For more information on the Bull City Connector, visit 
http://www.BullCityConnector.org, "like" at 
http://www.Facebook.com/BullCityConnector, or "follow" at 
http://www.Twitter.com/BullCityConnect.  

 

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