FUN BUS Collaborative Painting Project
Week of Painting, “Fun Day” Unveiling, and Celebratory Exhibition
We have a very exciting collaborative art project going on at PCA!
Artists from UVA School of Architecture and The Bridge | Progressive Arts Initiative are collaborating with Piedmont Council of the Arts (PCA) on a unique public art project for Charlottesville Parks and Recreation.
The PCA-coordinated artist team will repaint an everyday yellow school bus, transforming it into an exciting, kid-friendly vehicle that will be used to transport young people to Parks and Recreation programs throughout the year. Following an extensive design phase this spring, the “FUN BUS” project involves three main components: hands-on workshops with young people, collaborative bus painting, and a celebratory exhibition at the Bridge.
The design team led hands-on visual art workshops with Parks and Recreation summer campers during the week of June 30th to involve them in the design process. The bus painting process will take place from July 12-17 outside Carver Recreation Center at 223 4th Street NW. The FUN BUS will be unveiled to the public during Parks and Recreation’s camp “Fun Day” on Friday, July 18th at Pen and McIntire Parks between 11am-3pm. Check back for specific details.
To mark the completion of the FUN BUS project, The Bridge | Progressive Arts Initiative will host a weekend exhibit and celebration from August 1-3 at 205 Monticello Road in Belmont. The First Friday’s exhibit will show drawings, photographs, studies and ephemera from the project. An opening reception will be held from 6-8pm on Friday, August 1st and a gathering for families and friends will follow on Saturday from 3-5pm.
We hope you have a chance to check out some aspect of the FUN BUS project!
