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Town of Cary PUBLIC ART ● COLLECTION 11/7/2013 11 | P a g e historic building renovation. Several elements comprise the total artwork: an exterior sculpture for two sides of a new theater fly tower; artwork for the lobby including a focal backlit glass wall which extends through the 3 stories of the lobby along a glass stairway. Other lobby artwork includes glass doors to a classroom/ reception room; glass cladding for the interior of the concessions area with closable doors. The 3 artists also produced the theater's curtain which continues the harlequin pattern from the exterior sculpture above; projected patterns in the theater's vomitoria for a theater entry/exit experience for patrons. An exterior front plaza paving pattern incorporating solar powered paver lights create a magical environment for patrons leaving the theater after a performance; and benches for an outdoor classroom are based on traditional drawing horses used in art schools. The artwork illuminates the change of this facility from school to art center and evokes images from the past history of this building location as an important historical and future focal point for the community. Exterior Flytower artwork: "Harlequin Curtain" Glass, steel North side: 31' x 68' x 5' and South side: 43' x 68' x 4' Interior Glass works: "School Spirits" Glass stairway wall: Laminated glass, LED light, aluminum, stainless, 10' x 35' Concessions Area: Laminated glass, 12' x 18' x 6' Glass Doors: Ceramic frit on glass, 10' x 7' Theater Curtain: "Harlequin Curtain (inside)" Printed Velour, 20' high x 50' wide x 6" Plaza paving design and solar powered LED lights: Brick and Solar powered LED pavers Art Benches: "Drawing Class" Stainless steel, ipe (wood), 36"high x 32" long x 14" wide