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niquely designed seahorses and
mermaids are scattered around Venice;
the Venice Art Center has released its
FantaSea Venice project.
"It makes it fun," Marie Bowers said about seeing the
art downtown while shopping.
Residents and visitors can spot 52 seahorses and
mermaids around the downtown area and a few other
locations around Venice until they are taken off the
streets in April 2023.
"We made it a point we wanted to see them," Leslie
Brish said while shopping in Venice.
The VAC introduced the sea creatures as the third
public art project that has been completed in the past 15
years.
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With more than 50 sculptures, it will be the largest
art installation project the VAC has done.
Previous art installations included "Pigs in Paradise"
and "Sea Venice."
The FantaSea committee started planning two years
ago and matched local artists with sponsors.
Mary Moscatelli, the committee chair, believes
this project is bigger than previous years, with
more sculptures, merchandising opportunities and
technological advantages to display information about
the project.
"I think the community is really engaged with this
one," she said.
"People were ready for something
bright, colorful and artistic to
happen downtown.
– Mary Moscatelli
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