Client: The Brisbane Public Art Advisory Committee and the Brisbane Public Library
Location: Brisbane, CA, United States
Completion date: 2021
Artwork budget: $50,000
Project Team
Coordination
Stuart Schillinger
Assistant City Manager, City Manager’s Office
Architect
Karen Richards, AIA
SIEGEL & STRAIN Architects
Librarian
Rachel McDonnell
San Mateo County Libraries
Overview
The endangered Mission Blue Butterfly, and the vanishing native lupine they need to survive are celebrated by the art installed in the new Brisbane Public Library in 2021.
Goals
The goal was to make art that illuminated the interrelationship between the Mission Blue Butterfly, and the vanishing native lupine.
Process
The artist collaborated with the architect, the librarian, and the city.