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Approving the Public Art Concepts for the Warner Park Community and Recreation Center Expansion Project (District 12)
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This presentation will give the Board and the public an opportunity to see and react to the art design drafts of the public art that will be installed with the Warner Park Community and Recreation Center expansion project. The WPCRC Public Art Project has been a unique collaboration between local Madison Metropolitan School District middle school and high school students, internationally acclaimed professional artist and UW-Madison professor Faisal Abdu’Allah, and the City of Madison. This experimental public art process explores the potential of creating art-making opportunities involving arts education and community engagement while also creating meaningful public spaces.
Abdu’Allah conducted an 8-week after-school workshop during the spring semester of 2025 with 20 MMSD students. The designs being previewed represent the culmination of this creative partnership between students and Abdu’Allah, translating their collaborative vision into concepts for permanent public art.