Water, You, and I is a public art piece created by Iowa based professional artist team of David…read moreDahlquist and Matt Niebuhr. It is located in the Harmening Arbor Memorial Park in front of the East Water Treatment Plant in Boynton beach at the corner of Seacrest Boulevard and Woolbright Road.. Dalquist and Niebur also created the Welcome to Port Everglades art piece that serves as the security checkpoint into Port Everglades. The $255,000 water-themed sculpture was part of the city's $30.8 million water-treatment facility project and it was required by the city's Art in Public Places program which was created in 2005 when the city commission passed an ordinance requiring 1 percent of each public project's value be applied to art. Water, You, and I was completed in January, 2018. The purpose of the piece is to tell a story of where water comes from before it comes out the tap. Dalquist and Niebuhr's design was chosen out of 35 other artists submissions which all had to incorporate public education and the value of the city's drinking water systems into the art pieces. Water, You, and I is a 16 foot square pavilion made of 316 Stainless Steel plate mounted on structural steel framing. designs drilled and pressed into the steel allow water and light to enter which suggests the sky, the earth, and the flow of water. At the top is a circular structure with an original haiku on the inside about the source of water. "Water, you and I. Sky falling thru sand and stone. Are you thirsty yet?" There is a water fountain for people and a water bowl fountain for dogs inside the pavilion which allows people to access clean drinking water. Accompanying the pavilion is a graphic mural on the background wall that serves to highlight the geology of the Floridan Aquifer. The mural is made up of five 3-by-10-foot aluminum panels covered with vinyl reflective film. Images of sky, flowing water, and an aquifer blend with blue paint on the wall that separates the plant from the park. The pavilion has caught my eye several times when passing by and I am glad I finally stopped to check it out today. You have to be inside it to see the haiku. It was interesting to see it up close and how it ties into the drinking water theme to complement the treatment plant. Boynton Beach has an amazing public art program and pieces like Water, You, and I are why it is so strong.

The Mechanical Horse is a new public art installation in front of the Boynton Beach Arts and…read moreCultural Center. First announced in December of 2018, it is part of a new 1.15 million dollar art project to create kinetic and interactive art to bring cultural tourism to Boynton Beach and to make the new Town Square "iconic, interactive, and connective". Some of the money came from the city while the majority came from a private developer. Art is dispersed around the area in the new Kapok Tree Park, the new  fire station, police headquarters, and two new parking garages that will have murals. I love horses and public art so I was really delighted to discover this guy hanging out in front of the culture center. It was created in 2015 by artist Adrian Landon who grew up riding horses. Of his horse pieces Landon has said "My work also has a lot of sound in it, just the metal clanking, like the hooves touch the ground and slide on a metal sheet. And you can hear the chains. So it's very much about providing a new experience for people." When I visited, the horse was just hanging there but I saw on the internet videos where the motor is turned on and the horse looks like it is running. It is very cool to watch. You can find several large scale art pieces outside in this area. The rest of the exhibit is inside the Arts and Cultural Center. Come check out art that no only moves you, it actually moves.

Synesthesia is a new public art installation next to City Hall in Boynton Beach. First announced in…read moreDecember of 2018, it is part of a new 1.15 million dollar art project to create kinetic and interactive art to bring cultural tourism to Boynton Beach and to make Town Square "iconic, interactive, and connective". Some of the money came from the city while the majority came from a private developer. Art is dispersed around the area in the new Kapok Tree Park, the new  fire station, police headquarters, and two new parking garages that will have murals. Synesthesia was created by artist Donald Cialanella. It consists of eight, ten feet tall vertical stainless steel tubes arranged in a twenty foot circle. It has both light and sound elements. Synesthesia is designed to actively engage the viewer. You can see your reflection in the stainless steel. As you approach the tubes, they emit the sounds you would hear around Boynton Beach. The funniest thing I saw was a cat walking by when the sculpture suddenly started barking like a dog. He hightailed it right out of there. At night you can see the colorful LED lights that top the cylinders and the sounds are more subdued.

Guarding the beach at Boynton Beach Ocean Front Park is a sea turtle statue named Opus 14. He rests…read moreonly a few yards from the dunes were the real sea turtles come to lay their eggs. Created in 1990, Opus weighs in at 700 pounds and is 54 inches high. He is made out of welded steel that came from pipes that had once been on the deck of an Exxon offshore oil rig in the Bahamas. Rick Beau Lieu, the Boynton Beach artist who created Opus, was tasked with creating environmentally conscious art out of an environmentally harming material. He worked alongside the Center for Marine Conservation to create the piece. After he was completed, Opus went on a five year tour to spread environmental awareness. In 1995 he came back to Boynton Beach and spent two years at the Historical Schoolhouse Children's Museum and 13 years in the lobby at City Hall. In 2010, Boynton Art in Public Places purchased Opus for $24, 300 with money raised from impact fees. He was then lowered by crane into his current home. They hope Opus will serve as an educator about sea turtles and the importance of recycling. The sculpture was intended to be the centerpiece of the parks 1.7 million dollar refurbishment project which included a new boardwalk, benches, and picnic tables along with shade structures. I love discovering new public art pieces and Opus really caught my eye. Sea turtles are some of my favorite marine animals and his message of conservation is one we can all get behind. Reduce, reuse, and recycle so that garbage stays out of the ocean and out of the bodies of these precious creatures.

The vibrant sculpture on the corner of Ocean Blvd and US-1 is in front of 500 Ocean. It is a…read moretowering 40-foot installation by metal artist Albert Paley. Commissioned for the development and installed in 2017, it remains the tallest public artwork in Palm Beach County. Paley describes Cavalcade as a dramatic silhouette meant to engage the sky and sunlight. The sculpture's spire-like forms, painted in vibrant yellows, are inspired by palm fronds, which he sees as delicate floral elements reaching skyward. Though the piece is not kinetic, its folded, interlaced metal shapes suggest motion as if stirred by ocean air. Paley emphasizes how the sculpture changes throughout the day, with shifting light and shadow enhancing its dynamism and creating a sense of constant transformation. When I first saw it, I was struck by how it seemed to rise out of the pavement like a burst of energy--part botanical, part industrial, and entirely alive. More than marking the corner, it claims it. The sculpture feels like welcome sign for the neighborhood that blends ambition with artistry. While fully metal and status, it channels the softness of nature. [Review 1367 of 2025 - 2135 in Florida - 24919 overall]

Cavalcade is a 40 foot high public art installation by artist Albert Paley. It was created…read morespecifically for Boynton Beach and installed in 2017. The artist based the design on his interpretation of palm fronds. He also designed it to have folding metal to look like it had movement even though it is stationary. Albert Paley's work can be found in the permanent collections of over 30 museums, nationally and internationally, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art, and in London in the Victoria and Albert Museum and The British Museum. About his work Paley has said "In creating a work of art, besides my personal experience, my concern is how it emotionally and intellectually engages the viewer. Through the creative process I have developed a personal visual vocabulary fundamentally based in symbolism and metaphor which is implicit in my work." I love the whimsical shapes and how colorful it is. When you look at it at a certain angle it reminds me a little bit of Edward Scissor Hands. It's large size and bright colors really make it stand out as you drive by.

The Boynton Beach Culture and Arts Center is an anchor in the new Boynton Beach Town Square. It is…read morelocated in the historic 1927 building that used to be the Boynton Beach High School. The two story building has been refurbished and now has a 39 foot high domed ceiling exhibit hall, exhibition space, and teaching studios. The Boynton Beach Culture and Arts Center hosts dance classes, technical drawing classes for adults, art exhibits, private events, workshops, and classes. Outside the building is public art and two playgrounds. The Culture and Arts Center is a place for the community to gather and express themselves creatively and learn new skills. A full schedule of classes and events is in every Funfare Magazine, printed 3 times a year. This weekend the Boynton Beach Culture and Arts Center is hosting the free 6th Annual Kinetic Biennial. The event has indoor and outdoor kinetic art experiences, installations, and displays from both local and international artists along with food trucks, live entertainment, and artist talks. It is the perfect time to enjoy some exciting artwork and to learn more about all the great things the Boynton Beach Culture and Arts Center is putting together for 2023.

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The Family is a public art piece in the Jaycee Park on Federal Hwy in south Boynton Beach. You can…read morefind the colorful sculpture of a family comprising of a father, mother, and daughter made out of metal next to the playground. The Family was created by artist Peter Otfinoski in 2002 out of recycled painted steel. Otfinoski was born in 1951 and grew up on a farm in New England. He honed his self taught artistic talent while working in mental institutions as a young man and he learned to weld metal from his uncle who repaired farm equipment. In 1990 Otfinoski moved to rural Loxahatchee where he built a sculpture park called the Lovehappiness Institute. Many of his large steel figures are crafted from old restaurant kitchens. Besides creating sculptures, Otfinoski is also an oil painter. His work has been exhibited at The Portland Museum of Art, The Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, The New Britain Museum of American Art and The Menello Museum of Folk Art in Orlando. I love this whimsical and bright sculpture. If you look closely at the mothers arm you can see the word love. To me the sculpture represents the families that come to enjoy the park and the love they have for each other. I enjoyed learning about Peter Otfinoski and since he is a local artist I will be on the lookout for more of his work the next time I visit an art museum.

A nice little piece of artwork located in Jaycee Park here in Boynton Beach. It was created in 2002…read moreusing painted stainless steel and adds a nice bit of personality to a nice, pleasant park It is little additions like this are these pieces of public art that kind of gives a town or city its personality. I would definitely recommend a visit here. First off, it is a pretty cool Park and secondly, it is a nice pie e of art.