Museum to exhibit downtown art proposals

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

The 15 projects submitted to a public art installation competition will be displayed at the McDonough Museum of Art, 525 Wick Ave., on the campus of Youngstown State University, from June 2 to July 9.

Five of the projects were selected for funding last year under a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The goal of the program, dubbed InPLACE, is to create new views for people entering downtown. The projects that will be constructed are:

Shipping container bus shelter, 120 Market St., by Tony Armeni, Ed Macabobby and Daniel Newman.

Light the Community, projections on the southern wall of the city building at 9 W. Front St., by Angelo LaMarca and the seventh grade Lewis School: Rick Blair, Kaydin Brown, Vito Colella, Grace Cummings, Pendleton Evans, Gabby Johnson, Pat Kellhy, AJ Morris, Katie Murray, Elion Oliver and Ian Scheetz.

Mahoning Avehue Archway, lighting the abandoned railway arch at 604 Mahoning Ave., by David Tamulonis, Eric Carlson and Ian Beniston

Solar Screen, 107 Vindicator Square, by Brian Peters, Daphne Peters and Missy McCormick.

The Wedge at Hazel Hill, 151 W. Wood St., a green space infrastructure by Annissa Neider, Courtney Boyle, Joshua Boyle, Sarah DelliQuadri, Gabriella Gessler, Tyler Miller Gordon, Andrew Boyle, Katy Collins, Michael Pontikos, Stephanie Weigel, Austin J. Hilt, Leigh A. Greene, Julius Oliver and Brendan Boyle.