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PUBLIC ART
Artwork | Artist | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Murals | |||
MLK Racial Equity Mural | Emida Roller and community | Hale YMCA, 9 Technology Park Dr, Putnam, CT 06260 | Painted by internationally known artist Emida Roller, this mural was revealed in 2022 at the Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center. "Teach Peace" was painted by RiseUP muralist Emida Roller and depicts Dr. Martin Luther King and local civil rights leaders Prudence Crandall and Sarah Harris. |
Coca Cola Mural | Gagnon Sign/Jennerate | Bradley Playhouse, via Courthouse Bar and Grille/The Complex alley | |
"Posecards" | Jon Conway/Ernie D'Elia/Jennerate | 136 Main St, Putnam CT | |
"Posecards" | Jon Conway/Ernie D'Elia/Jennerate | Rotary Park, Kennedy Dr. Putnam CT | |
Wings on Old Library | Jon Conway/Ernie D'Elia/Jennerate | 225 Kennedy Dr., Putnam CT | |
Bear Hands Brewery | Elaine Turner and Art Guild Northeast Artists | 75 Main St. Putnam CT | |
Robby the Racoon | Jon Conway/Ernie D'Elia/Jennerate | 135 Main St, Putnam CT | In the allly next to Complex Performilng Arts, once the scene of a 1941 bank robbery by alderman/police commissioner and state trooper |
Painted Baker | Liz Conway/Zoe D'Elia/Jennerate | 172 Main St, Putnam CT | |
MuralFest Putnam | Wall Dogs and community | Coming soon | A multi-year collaboration is underway to bring "The Walldogs," a group of sign painters and muralists, to create a series of historical storytelling murals throughout the town. |
Downtown Installations: | |||
Trash Barrels | Elaine Turner and Art Guild Northeast Artists | Multiple Locations downtown Putnam | |
Bicycles | Multiple Artists | Multiple Locations downtown Putnam | |
Fairy Houses | First Fridays Street Art Crew | Multiple Locations downtown Putnam | |
Coming soon: Nature themed scuptures | Main St. Putnam CT | ||
River Trail Art/Sculptures | |||
4 People | Dale Rogers | Kennedy Drive | A Cor-Ten steel sculpture located near Simonzi Park. |
Rusty the American Dog: | Dale Rogers | Putnam Lions Memorial Dog Park | |
Three Bears | Dale Rogers | Rotary Park near Bridge Street Entrance | |
Bird in Hand: Dale Rogers | Dale Rogers | Near the Rotary Club, with a pathway that has etched bird feet. | |
Locked in Love | Haley Kuhn | Rivertrail, Putnam CT | A sculpture on which people can attach |
3D Butterfly | Jon Conway/Ernie D'Elia/Jennerate | Rivertrail, Putnam CT | Butterfly casting a shadow looking like it is fly along the path. |
Spring Awakening - at library Dale Rogers | Dale Rogers | 200 School St. Putnam CT | |
Faces of Putnam Obelisk | Community | 33 Wicker St, Putnam, CT 06260 Putnam Elementary School | Obelisk is covered with self-portraits created by community members on tiles during Putnam's "First Friday" festivals. |
Sheep | Elaine Turner | Rotary Park | |
Paper Airplane #2 | Jean-Paul Jacquet | 185 Main St. Putnam CT | fiberglass “paper” airplane in a tree |
Boxcar Children Mural | Elaine Turner and multliple artists | 1 S Main St, Putnam, CT | seven ft, 150 lb sculpture in a tree |
Electric Transformer boxes | Elaine Turner and multliple artists |
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