Fianna Dickson, City of Spokane Parks & Recreation, Communication Manager, 509.625.6297
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 9:26 a.m.
City of Spokane Parks & Recreation and Spokane Arts are hosting a Riverfront Park Art Plan Open House on Thursday, October 26 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the City Council Chambers in City Hall. Riverfront Park Redevelopment lead artist Meejin Yoon will share preliminary design concepts for both an overall art plan and a signature art piece during this open house. Community members are invited to meet the artist, ask questions, and provide feedback.
Riverfront Park Art Plan Open House When: Thursday, October 26, 6 - 7 P.M. Where: City Council Chambers, lower level City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Artist, architect, and urban planner Meejin Yoon was selected to be lead artist for the Riverfront Park Redevelopment Project after being recommended by the Joint Arts Committee on in August 2016.
J. Meejin Yoon, AIA, FAAR brings a wealth of experience in public projects to her new role as lead artist. She is a Korean-American artist, designer, architect, and founder of MY Studio and Höweler + Yoon Architecture, LLP. She is the recipient of the United States Artist Award in Architecture/Design, the Athena RISD/Target Emerging Designer Award, the Rome Prize in Design, the Young Architects Award from the Architectural League, and a Fulbright Scholar. Yoon’s academic and professional work has been widely recognized for its innovative and interdisciplinary nature. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, the Institut Valencia d’Art Modern, and the National Art Center in Tokyo, Japan.
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