Thursday, January 5, 2012

Interview with the Discovery Channel on Lyon Sculpture Park

Discovery Communications, the mega-entertainment corporation, launched a show this month called Autoweek’s Vinsetta Garage.   It unleashes the passion for the automobile and the fervor that fuels us. Thirty minutes of unadulterated car enthusiasm served hot off the manifold and torn from Autoweek’s editorial pages– covering everything from design to driving, customization, cooking and cruisin’, travel, technology and more. This is the stuff that people who live the automotive lifestyle care about, in a high-octane show that moves as if it’s got a twin-turbo V8.


I was contacted to appear on the show because of my recent sculpture located in Lyon Sculpture Park in New Hudson Michigan.  I had an interview with the producers of the show to discuss the influence of Public Art on the American Landscape.  200,000 people a day drive by the Lyon Sculpture Park and the positioning of the "Mephisto" sculpture confronts every driver with a conversation about public art.  The interview will appear in an upcoming episode of the show and promote the Sauve Art Foundation tagline, "Building Communities through Public Art".


Named for a storied auto-repair shop on Detroit’s legendary Woodward Avenue, Autoweek’s Vinsetta Garage is the hottest thing to come out of Detroit since the Motown sound. While it originates in the Motor City, Autoweek’s Vinsetta Garage puts a new shine on sheetmetal and people who live for cars everywhere.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

November 19, 2011 MACE Awards in New York City

Join us in honoring Rob Smith on November 19, 2011 with the Man in the City Award for Community Excellence, more commonly known as a MACE Award. The event will be held at Bobby Vans in New York City.  The MACE Award recognizes achievement in bringing public art to the community. The awards are presented by a national panel of community art supporters at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for community projects and for community leadership

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Lyon Sculpture Park

On October 30 the Lyon Sculpture Park was officially opened with the installation of  the Méphisto sculpture located on the Eastern end of the sculpture park.  The Méphisto sculpture is located on the highest point of the park and visible from a mile away.  With over 200,000 people a day passing the exhibit, Lyon Sculpture Park will create an access to the arts that other parks could only dream possible.  The official Lyon Sculpture Park Opening will take place in the Winter of 2012.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Lincoln Street Art Park

10.29.11 | Lincoln Street Park - Dedication and Celebration | 4:30 PM

 
Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 29 - The Lincoln Street Art Park Project Planning Team invites you to celebrate recognizing the donors, volunteers, and artists who helped bring about the successful completion of phase one of the park's development.