Client: Aptos Blue (Mid Pen Coalition)
Location: Aptos, CA, United States
Completion date: 2014
Artwork budget: $7,500
Project Team
Artist
Vanessa Stafford
Mid Pen Housing Coalition: Aptos Blue
Art Consultant
Melissa Smedley: Aptos Blue
Mid Pen Housing Coalition: Aptos Blue
Overview
The Castro House art project was launched by Mid Pen Housing Coalition. The board members requested that five paintings be created to exhibit the interpretive history of the Castro House in Aptos, CA.
Goals
These paintings were installed on the walls of the interior of the Castro House; to provide visitors with images of five views of the History of the Castro House.
Process
The paintings were commissioned by Kate Smith, under the supervision of Melissa Smedley. Other members in this project were an Interior Designer, Interior Landscape Artchitect, and Interior Lighting.
Additional Information
Extensive hours of research went into the background history of each family living in the Castro House. The Castro House itself was awarded the "Blue Plaque" honor; for its renovation and use of "green" materials.