FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE HAPPINESS YOU DESERVE Art Installation at Glendale’s Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station
GLENDALE, CA – Artist Renae Barnard’s installation, The Happiness You Deserve, will be on display at the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station from August 23 – October 1, 2021. “The Happiness You Deserve" is a temporary, fiber-based installation considering the unique location of this historic structure: a 1936 Streamline Moderne Gas Station that exists in a small and unexpectedly green, nature-abundant park within the city. Renae is known for her fiber-based work using upcycled and found materials to explore the network of interactions between environment, perception, and well-being. For this project, she is considering the ways in which the sculpture might engage with the space, contemplating illumination in the evening hours to draw continuous attention to the nature-rich site.
The artist harvested bamboo poles from her garden to use as the structural support of her current work.
Through the process of creating the work, Renae will be working through ideas surrounding the connection of well-being and nature. The mission of the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission is to enrich the human experience, reinforce Glendale’s identity and civic pride through arts and culture, and to recognize the importance of arts to our quality of life and to the local economy. This is accomplished by consciously integrating arts and culture into the daily life of the people of Glendale through urban design, planning, economic development, and education.
For more information about the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission see the website: https://www.glendaleartsandculture.org/
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About Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Founded in 1907, the Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Department (GLAC) includes six neighborhood libraries as well as the Brand Library & Art Center, a regional visual arts and music library and performance venue housed in the historic 1904 mansion of Glendale pioneer Leslie C. Brand, and the Central Library, a 93,000 square foot center for individuals and groups to convene, collaborate and create. Now on the web at www.eGlendaleLAC.org, GLAC also serves as the chief liaison to the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission which works to continually transform Glendale into an ever-evolving arts and culture destination. For more information contact Library, Arts & Culture at 818-548-2021 or via email at LibraryInfo@glendaleca.gov.
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About the City of Glendale & its Arts and Culture Commission Known as the “Jewel City,” Glendale is the fourth largest city of Los Angeles County. With a population of more than 200,000, Glendale is a thriving cosmopolitan city that is rich in history, culturally diverse, and offers nearly 50 public parks, and easy access to a municipal airport. It is home to a vibrant business community, with major companies in healthcare, entertainment, manufacturing, retail, and banking. Its Arts and Culture Commission administers a developer-funded program which is working to transform Glendale into an arts and culture destination for the Southern California region. The mission of the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission is to enrich the human experience, reinforce Glendale’s identity and civic pride through arts and culture, and to recognize the importance of arts to our quality of life and to the local economy. This is accomplished by consciously integrating arts and culture into the daily life of the people of Glendale through urban design, planning, economic development, and education. For more information about the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission see the website: https://www.glendaleartsandculture.org/ @myglendaleLAC #myglendaleLAC www.eGlendaleLAC.org
Photos by Renae Barnard
Media Contact: Jennifer Fukutomi-Jones, Principal Arts & Culture Administrator Glendale Library, Arts & Culture 222 E. Harvard St. Glendale, CA 91205
Email: jfjones@glendaleca.gov
Office: 818-937-7808