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Three Artists Selected for Proposal Development

Matthew Mazzotta, Andrea Polli, and +/& (artists Amanda Lovelee and Emily Stover) are designing concepts for the Shoreline Signals project. Selection of one of their three proposals is expected in late April.

Shoreline Signals

Entirely new to the Des Moines metro, this regionally collaborative public art initiative uses art to demonstrate water safety to users of recreational water-trail access points as part of the ambitious Central Iowa Water Trails Initiative. Shoreline Signals is proud to be supported in its early stages by multiple grants written by Group Creative Services. We are particularly excited by an award of $125,000 through the National Endowments for the Arts Our Town grant and also by an Iowa Arts Council project grant. “NEA funding is a huge endorsement for this project which advances regional cultural priorities,” said Sally Dix, Executive Director of Bravo Greater Des Moines.

As the ambitious Central Iowa Water Trails transforms up to 86 water access sites along 150 miles of waterways in Central Iowa it will also develop a public art installation that beckons to trail users to enjoy the water and its edge while also interpreting water conditions. “Shoreline Signals” will educate users about water safety, quality, and visually connect the waterways in the area.