Client: Washington DC Government, Department of General Services (Percent for Art)
Location: Washington, DC, United States
Completion date: 2021
Project Team
Commissioner
Sandy Bellamy
DC Department of General Services
Fabrication
Danny McCauley
Elemental Metalworks
Engineering
Matthew Daw & Shahab Torabian
SGH
Overview
PORTAL is a site-specific permanent public artwork installed at the front entrance of Jefferson Middle School. This pair of two constellations of 16 vibrantly colored steel arches are enwrapped with empowering quotations. PORTAL pays homage to the building’s historical legacy as a DC public library through this curated selection of quotes from important literary and cultural figures of color.
Goals
PORTAL invites students, teachers, community members and passersby to observe, to participate, to dialogue.