Community Events
Unveiling of the South Waterfornt Greenway Sculpture
April 22, 2009
Join Glumac President Steven Straus, Gerding Edlen Principal Mark Edlen, and artist Buster Simpson for the unveiling of the inaugural Earth Day Art sculpture by Buster Simpson.
The sculpture will be an artistic representation of the growing movement towards using more sustainable construction practices, a reflection of our collective concern for our environment and deep involvement in protecting the places where we work and live. The sculpture will be dedicated to a Portland resident who has lead the sustainable movement in our own back yard.
“Bows to Plows – Two Liberty Ship bow remnants, with massive holds of concrete, currently reside on the riverside awaiting disposal or new purpose. Placement of the hulls on the South Waterfront Greenway installs these artifacts as sentinels. Sculpturally, these elements represent the transfer and acceptance of gravity and the embrace of mass and suggest shipyard inventory either during their making or their dismantling along the Willamette River. The pair of hulls illustrates the new paradigm of sustainability and stand to remind us of the utility and grace of transforming ’swords into plowshares’ for the healing of the earth.”
– Buster Simpson
Location: At the East end of SW Pennoyer St. on the Willamette River | 5 – 6 PM | click here for a Map
This event is FREE and open to the PUBLIC
To RSVP: email Verna Triller at vtriller@glumac.com or call 503-227-5280
