Where:
Kelly Drive between Fountain Green Drive and Girard Avenue Bridge
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia, PA 19131
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art
Event website:
http://www.associationforpublicart.org/apa-now/event/
A free event on Kelly Drive to welcome Martin Puryear’s largest temporary public sculpture to date. The artist will be receiving the Association for Public Art’s historic Medal of Honor.
The Association for Public Art (aPA) invites you to our 145th Annual Meeting! This is a FREE event to celebrate the arrival of "Big Bling" by Martin Puryear in its new temporary location in Philadelphia. The colossal outdoor sculpture will be installed along Kelly Drive (see map) through November 2017. During the event, Puryear will be awarded aPA’s Medal of Honor, which recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of art through notable public service.
>> This is a free event, but please RSVP at apa.ticketleap.com/bigbling.
>> Transportation shuttles, bike racks, and limited parking available
>> Light refreshments will be served and remarks begin at 5:30pm
>> Share your photos on Twitter and Instagram: #BigBlingPhilly @assocpublicart
HOW TO GET THERE:
BIKE / WALK - Bike or walk along the Schuylkill River Trail to the event. Bike racks and a Ride Indego bike share station will be available.
CAR / SHUTTLE - Please park on Mt Pleasant Drive near Mount Pleasant historic home. A shuttle will pick up on the circle drive in front of Mount Pleasant and drop off near the event (see map).
TAXI / RIDE SHARE - For safety, please arrange to be dropped off on Fountain Green Drive at the intersection of Kelly Drive (see map).
Presented by aPA, Big Bling was commissioned by Madison Square Park Conservancy’s contemporary art program, Mad. Sq. Art, and was first exhibited in Madison Square Park, New York in 2016. Visit associationforpublicart.org/bigbling to learn more.
IMAGE: Martin Puryear, Big Bling, 2016 (installation view in Madison Square Park, New York). Pressure-treated laminated timbers, plywood, chain-link fencing, fiberglass, and gold leaf, 40 x 10 x 38 feet. Collection of the Artist © Martin Puryear, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery. Photo: Rashmi Gill