The 4Culture newsletter has reported that San Francisco Bay area artist Verda Alexander has been selected to create original art for the walls of a new building being constructed in Fremont.
In partnership with Hardy Development and b9 Architects, 4Culture has helped select this artist, from a pool of 15, for the proposed residential/retail building at 743 N 35th St, directly east of the Fremont Branch Library. One of the walls on which Alexander will place her work will face the library, and be a visual focal point from the surrounding area. Completion of the building, and installation of the art, is currently scheduled for 2017.
Alexander brings a depth of experience working as a landscape architect, award-winning interior designer, and a studio artist. She has spoken of the responsibility of coming from outside of Seattle to create art for us. “My process is to work with the existing history, culture and architecture to transform it,” Alexander has said, “The Fremont public art walls project has a rich neighborhood history to draw from.”
Expect more information to come on this new art planned for the Center of the Universe!