Archive: Category: Press

Posted on November 26, 2024

‘Solarium’ lights up Redwood City’s Courthouse Square with experimental art

Public art installation blends technology and natural themes in downtown Redwood City The Redwood City Improvement Association, in partnership with Fung Collaboratives, has revealed its newest public art installation, Solarium, by visual artist John Roloff. Now on display at the Art Kiosk in Courthouse Square, the installation transforms the space into a glowing, sound-responsive environment that explores the intersection of light, sound, and…

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Posted on October 1, 2024

Community Piano Vandalized in Redwood City, Two Weeks After Unveiling

Community Piano Vandalized in Redwood City, Two Weeks After Unveiling Vandals struck in downtown Redwood City, damaging a community piano that had been unveiled just two weeks ago. The piano was part of a new campaign focusing on the sights, sounds and tastes of Redwood City. The association that paid for the project and the artist who designed it are upset. But they say they won't let this put a stop to the music. Watch the video! Original…

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Posted on September 13, 2024

Community Piano Unveiled in Redwood City

Community Piano Unveiled in Redwood City Across the street from the public library, between City Hall and Italian restaurant Donato Enoteca, a brightly colored baby grand piano now resides, inviting all to come play and contribute to the everyday music of Redwood City. The community piano, unveiled in what is being referred to as “Jazz Plaza,” launches the Redwood City Improvement Association’s “Sights, Sounds & Tastes” campaign, an initiative…

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Posted on August 12, 2024

New Art Installation at Redwood City Art Kiosk Honors Japanese American History

New Art Installation at Redwood City Art Kiosk Honors Japanese American History The Redwood City Improvement Association, in partnership with Fung Collaboratives, has unveiled a new public art installation at the Art Kiosk in downtown Redwood City. Titled Kiku no hana (Japanese for “Chrysanthemum”), the installation is the work of Oakland-based visual artist Lisa Solomon, with curation by Jennifer Easton. The exhibit will be on display through Sept. 15. Read…

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Posted on July 6, 2024

Guernica-Inspired Sculpture Protests Ongoing Wars at the Art Kiosk in Redwood City

Guernica-Inspired Sculpture Protests Ongoing Wars at the Art Kiosk in Redwood City Courthouse Square has hosted many demonstrations addressing geopolitical affairs, tethering the impact of global conflict to Redwood City, and the latest Art Kiosk installation adds to this dynamic with a reinterpretation of Pablo Picasso’s Guernica. When Mexican sculptor Fernando Escartiz stood in front of the famous anti-war masterpiece at the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid earlier…

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Posted on May 20, 2024

Redwood City Approves Broadway Permanent Pedestrian Mall

Redwood City Approves Broadway Permanent Pedestrian Mall While the pedestrian mall is already closed to vehicles, the improvements to the stretch of Broadway is slated for completion by early 2025. Read More!  Original Article: East Bay Times By: Ryan…

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Posted on May 11, 2024

Latest Downtown Redwood City Art Kiosk Installation Features Matthew Floriani

Latest Downtown Redwood City Art Kiosk Installation Features Matthew Floriani Saturated colors and contorted figures have transformed Redwood City’s Art Kiosk into presenting as art itself thanks to Oakland-based muralist Matthew Floriani’s latest installation in the downtown space. The quadriptych installation, titled “Kaleidoscope,” is incomplete without all of its parts, pulling together individual forms to create a cohesive and immersive mural. Read…

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Posted on March 14, 2024

RCIA celebrates Women’s History Month

RCIA celebrates Women's History Month Read More!  Original Article: NBC Bay Area By: NBC Bay…

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Posted on March 9, 2024

Latest Art Kiosk Work Focuses on Negative Space in Redwood City

Latest Art Kiosk Work Focuses on Negative Space in Redwood City The latest Art Kiosk installation at Redwood City’s Courthouse Square features a sculpture by Bay Area artist Sheila Ghidini that draws inspiration from its on-site surroundings. The lines and angular shape of the central sculptural form echo the same of the surrounding architecture, incorporating circles to reflect the nearby dome and half circles representing the arched windows on the History…

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Posted on January 25, 2024

‘The Falling Crown’ Art Installation Opens at Courthouse Square Art Kiosk

‘The Falling Crown’ Art Installation Opens at Courthouse Square Art Kiosk The Falling Crown,” a thought-provoking new art installation by multi-dimensional visual artist Naledi Tshegofatso Modupi, has debuted at the Art Kiosk in front of Courthouse Square. The exhibit opened on January 11 and will run until Feb. 25 at 2208 Broadway. The Redwood City Improvement Association unveiled the installation in partnership with Fung Collaboratives. Modupi, a Johannesburg native,…

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