DULUTH — The Public Arts Commission will present two light projections in the Lincoln Park neighborhood from 6-10:30 p.m. Thursday through Monday.
The projections will be visible on the east-facing wall of Aerostich, 8 S. 18th Ave. W., and on the west-facing wall of the Duluth Children's Museum, 2125 W. Superior St. This is the second time Duluth Public Arts Commission will showcase projection art.
Artists include Kimberly Baerg, Ryuta Nakajima and Aya Kawaguchi. Each piece of artwork will be animated by Daniel Benoit with projections by Audio Visual Resources in Duluth.
Noah Hobbs, Duluth public arts commissioner, said the displays expand artistic presence in a newer, engaging way.
"The Duluth Public Arts Commission wants to bring a larger, more public presence than it has in the past," Hobbs told the News Tribune. "An easy way to do that instead of murals everywhere, which is oftentimes one artist and one building location, we can do a rotating art display every year."
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Hobbs said the commission hopes to make the projection displays an annual event, bringing light to otherwise notably dark evenings.
"It's dark out all the time, so we want to bring a little light post-holiday season," Hobbs said.
Using multiple buildings to display local art can help establish familiarity between the community and local artists, Hobbs said. Artists are also paid for their submission and gain more artistic exposure.
"We're looking forward to hopefully having more artists and more locations as well," Hobbs said. "We want citizens to be able to consume art in a free and democratic way."
