Blue trees & recycled labyrinths: talking art with the curator behind Palo Alto’s outdoor exhibits

Elise DeMarzo takes us behind-the-scenes to explain the nuances of orchestrating public art. Elise DeMarzo walks the the Bucolic Labyrinth in King Plaza at Palo Alto’s City Hall. (Photo by Magali Gauthier) There’s an art to executing public art well. “[It’s] who we are as a community and what we aspire to be,” describes Elise DeMarzo, current Public Art Program Director for the City of Palo Alto. If public art is an orchestra, ...

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Art ‘from the heart’: Local muralist Jose Castro creates powerful protest imagery in Redwood City

North Fair Oaks artist’s downtown work will be preserved by city A view of Jose Castro’s recent Black Lives Matter mural—with a portrait of George Floyd at center—located at the entryway to the Fox Theatre in Redwood City. (Photo by Karla Kane) If you’ve been to downtown Redwood City recently, you’ve noticed the buildings around Courthouse Square covered with some striking public art and messages in support of social justice and the ...

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