The Roanoke Innovation Corridor Partners
invite you to wonder,
featuring a public art talk by
Sculptor and public artist
Bill FitzGibbons
Thursday, January 29
5:30 PM – Reception with refreshments
6:15 PM – Artist Talk and Project Conversation
at the
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Plan to linger after to explore the current Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine exhibition:
Raster Vector Raster, by Bill Hazlegrove.
The event is being held in relation to a potential public art installation on Roanoke’s Innovation Corridor. Please come and take part in the initial conversation that may lead to a transformative project for our community. The interactive session will also also include an opportunity to help advance the public art component of the City’s emerging Arts and Cultural Plan. Register below.
Artist Bill FitzGibbons has fabricated sculpture for over thirty years; during his career he has completed over 30 public art projects and performances in five countries including Reykjavik (Iceland), Helsinki (Finland), Braunschweig (Germany), Stockholm (Sweden), and Yorkshire (UK). The Texas State Legislature announced FitzGibbons as the Official State Artist, during the 82nd Legislative Session in 2012. With an environmentally conscious approach to public art FitzGibbons has embraced the use of computerized LED lighting systems. FitzGibbons won the COD Award for LightRails in Birmingham Alabama in 2014. FitzGibbons has been on the Board of Trustees for the International Sculpture Center and in 2011 FitzGibbons founded the Texas Sculpture Group as a chapter of the ISC. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville acknowledged FitzGibbons with the distinguished Outstanding Alumni Award in 2010. Additionally, in 1993 FitzGibbons taught at the Hungarian Academy of Art in Budapest, Hungary as a Fulbright Scholar. www.billfitzgibbons.com
Your hosts for the evening:
– Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine,
– Roanoke Cultural Endowment, and
– City of Roanoke.
Please let us know below if you’d like to attend by Wednesday, January 27.
Questions? Contact Douglas.Jackson@roanokeva.gov at 540-853-5652
Register here
Additional Resources
+ Check out the artist’s website: www.billfitzgibbons
+ Review the working document
+ Visit the site on Google Maps