




Client: ARC, City of Sarsota
Location: Sarasota, FL, United States
Completion date: 2012
Artwork budget: $38,000
Project Team
Architect
Phil Smith
DWJA
Art Consultant
Matt Gagnon
Advanced Recreation Concepts
Artist
Danielle Glaysher-Cobian
Overview
Circus park Entryway feature is a frontage for a children's playspace that depicts a Circus Traincar and provides and elegant doorway to commemorate the city's circus history.
Goals
Goals: To integrate community's input and needs, to celebrate and depict theme of Circus, to provide a safe and friendly frontage to the park
Process
Artists and designers, architect and engineers strived for an artistic interpretation and synthesize ideas for a functional and pleasing space. Using historical references and practical needs for safety, accesibility and child friendliness.