Public Arts Advisory Committee
The purpose of the Public Arts Advisory Committee (PAAC) is to integrate a wide range of public art into the community that reflects the diversity of the Village, various artistic disciplines and points of view, as well as to:
- Promote vitality and economic development throughout the community
- Develop a public collection of artwork which has strong aesthetic quality and a wide range of artistic styles and disciplines
- Encourage collaboration among artists, architects, engineers and property owners for the public display of art so that buildings, store facades, parks and open spaces are in aesthetic harmony with public art
- Provide opportunities for professional artists to sell or lease their art to the Village of Skokie
- Disperse public art throughout the community within an initial focus in Downtown Skokie
The Glowing of Such Fire by Richard Taylor
The first sculpture chosen and purchased by the Village of Skokie PAAC is The Glowing of Such Fire by Richard Taylor.
The sculpture was installed on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 in the Village Green, located between Skokie Village Hall (5127 Oakton Street) and the Skokie Public Library (5215 Oakton Street).
Click here to view photos from the installation.
Gourd Man by Shencheng Xu
The second sculpture chosen and purchased by the Village of Skokie PAAC is Gourd Man by Shencheng Xu.
The sculpture was installed in late-April, 2009 in the Village Green, located between Skokie Village Hall (5127 Oakton Street) and the Skokie Public Library (5215 Oakton Street).
Public Arts Advisory Committee Members
Commission size:
5 members
Term: Temporary
Meeting date: As needed
Honorable Barbara M Meyer, Chair
Sonya Baysinger
Michael Dorf
Joe Folise
Pamela Garbarini
Liaison: Village Manager Albert J. Rigoni