BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.0.5//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:798@newportbeach.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171028T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171028T160000 DTSTAMP:20171026T233231Z URL:https://www.newportbeach.com/events/grand-opening-phase-iii-sculpture/ SUMMARY:Grand Opening: PHASE III OF SCULPTURE DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Newport Beach City Arts Commission will hold a grand op ening celebration for the third phase of the Sculpture in the Civic Center Park Exhibition on Saturday\, October 28 from 1:30 – 4 p.m. at the Newp ort Beach Civic Center\, 100 Civic Center Drive\, Newport Beach.\n\nThe ev ent will celebrate the addition of nine new sculptures to the Sculpture in the Civic Center Park Exhibition. A short program will be held in Council Chambers with a reception following.  Some of the artists will be on han d to talk about their artwork and visitors will be able to take a walking tour of the sculptures. Special art activities for children will be presen ted by the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity.\n\nThe 14-acre Newport Beach Civic Center Park was specially designed by renowned landscape architect Peter Walker as an intended sculpture garden. Arts Orange County provided professional services for the coordination of the artist selection and ins tallation of the sculptures. The nine new sculptures were selected from su bmissions received by a national call for entries based on their artistic merit\, durability\, practicality and site appropriateness. They are being installed October 23-26 and will remain at the Civic Center Park until Su mmer 2019.  The nine sculptures are as follows: Burnt Matchstick by Karl Unnasch\, Flight by Steven Rieman\, Popsicles by Craig Gray\, Be Still and Know by John Merigian\, No Swimming by Oleg Lobykin\, Cosmic Glints by Pa tricia Vader\, Getting Your Bearings by David Boyer\, Cultural Pedestrians by Sue Quinlan\, and Life is a Balancing Act by Cindy Debold.\n\nFor more information on the event or exhibition\, go to www.newportbeachca.gov/cul turalarts\, under Sculpture in Civic Center Park or contact the Cultural A rts Services Office at (949) 717-3808.\n\nNEWPORT BEACH SCULPTURE IN CIVIC CENTER PARK EXHIBITION\n\nPHASE III\n\n Burnt Matchstick\n\nArtist: Karl Unnasch\n\nPhysically inspired by radio tower design\, this 40-foot sculp ture\, with its soft-glowing beacon and slow flicker\, captures a fleeting moment in time: the split-second after a burning wooden matchstick has be en extinguished by a gust of air. Varying combinations of amber\, black\, blue and white domestic opalescent glass aggregate in a multi-planar fashi on in the construction of this larger-than-life\, seemingly innocuous obje ct.\n\n Flight\n\nArtist: Steven Rieman\n\nThe engaging stainless steel a nd bronze sculpture\, Flight\, captures an idea not a moment in time. Acco rding to the artist\, the symbolic bird soaring through a ring of the sun represents a future of wonder with the random letters that cover its form questioning the human experience and how we impact our future.\n\n Popsic les\n\nArtist: Craig Gray\n\nThis whimsical sculpture stacks three giant c olorful popsicles in a pop art creation with a “feel good” attitude th at fulfills the artist’s goal\, ”to warm the creative soul and bring h appiness to the heart.” Chosen as the favorite in a community survey\, t he steel\, wood and stucco sculpture is covered in colorful epoxy that app ears to be melting as it hits the warm concrete base.\n\n Be Still and Kn ow\n\nArtist: John Merigian\n\nThe simplicity of this giant welded steel f igure invites viewers to pause and reflect. It exudes a contemplative\, so ulful emotion that fits well with the peaceful surroundings of the park. I ts complexity of form lies in the relationship between space\, lines\, sha dows and silhouettes as the movement of the crossing sun through the day r eveals constantly changing shadows and linear components.\n\n No Swimming \n\nArtist: Oleg Lobykin\n\nThis work was first seen at Burning Man 2008. According to the artist\, this conceptual artwork represents deep concern about the impact of human activity and progress on nature.The massive shar k’s dorsal fin is covered in shiny aluminum leaf and rises 12 feet out o f the park landscape.\n\n Cosmic Glints\n\nArtist: Patricia Vader\n\nThis kinetic wind-driven metal sculpture utilizes mostly upcycled materiaIs in its structure\, including bicycle wheels and reflectors.  The wheel circ le is held together by compression and the largest wheels are bolted to th e central motorcycle rim. The smaller wheels spin freely. The colorful\, p layful sculpture captures the elements of its environment\, utilizing the ocean breezes for movement and sparkling sunlight to create glints of ligh t that bounce off the moving aluminum disks.\n\n Getting Your Bearings\n\ nArtist: David Boyer\n\nInspired by antique industrial artifacts that can be found in the historic areas of the Western United States\, Getting Your Bearings is a kinetic wind sculpture that is monumental in size\, whimsic al in style\, and antique in appearance. Three steel and stainless steel p addle wheels sit atop a massive steel base\, trunk and branches\, turn eff ortlessly  to create an overhead kaleidoscope of light and shadow.\n\n C ultural Pedestrians\n\nArtist: Sue Quinlan\n\nCultural Pedestrians is a se ries of freestanding concrete and steel pieces that visually represent dif ferent cultures of past and present people from our society and others. Th e pieces are human-sized\, with diverse faces\, hands\, and artifactual je welry\, illustrating the multifaceted compilation of smaller fragments of thoughts\, experiences and aspirations.\n\n Life is a Balancing Act\n\nAr tist: Cindy Debold\n\nLife is a Balancing Act\, is a life size bronze scul pture of a young girl balancing on one foot\, with her eyes closed. Standi ng on a rock is symbolic of a solid foundation and the closed eyes convey that life continually demands a degree of trust for it is always changing and we need to readjust to keep our balance.\n\nABOUT THE NEWPORT BEACH AR TS COMMISSION\n\nThe Newport Beach Arts Commission is part of the Cultura l Arts Division of the Newport Beach Public Library and acts in an adviso ry capacity to the City Council on all matters pertaining to cultural arts in the City. It recommends to the City Council the adoption of such ordin ances\, rules and regulations as it may deem necessary for the administrat ion and preservation of fine arts\, performing arts\, historical\, aesthet ic and cultural aspects of the community.\n\nOn behalf of the City\, it ac tively encourages programs for the cultural enrichment of the community\, including visual and performing arts activities such as the Arts Commissio n’s Concerts in the Parks series and Shakespeare by the Sea festivals\, as well as arts education programs.\n\nThe Commission also participates in the designation of historical landmarks\, and reviews design elements for public sculpture\, fountains\, murals\, benches and other fixtures. Each year the City Arts Commission awards Cultural Arts Grants to local and reg ional arts organizations for creative learning activities and performances in schools\, Oasis Senior Center\, Newport Beach libraries and in public parks throughout the City.\n\nFor more information on the event or exhibit ion:  www.newportbeachca.gov/culturalarts\, under Public Art or contact t he Newport Beach Cultural Arts Services Office at (949) 717-3801.\n\n  \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newportbeach.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2017/10/CosmicGlints_0175.jpg CATEGORIES:Local Events LOCATION:Newport Beach Civic Center\, 100 Civic Center Drive\, Newport Beac h\, CA\, 92660\, United States GEO:33.6091872;-117.8724421 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=100 Civic Center Drive\, Ne wport Beach\, CA\, 92660\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Newpor t Beach Civic Center:geo:33.6091872,-117.8724421 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR