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April 2017 - Dogwood Issue

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CityViewNC.com | 21 YOUR CITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. www.fayettevilleNc.gov The City of Fayetteville recently launched its newly redesigned website, www.FayettevilleNC.gov, greatly improving the way citizens get information. The site is mobile-friendly and easily accessible from smart phones. Subscribe to the City's YouTube Channel Content from the City of Fayetteville's government access channel, FayTV, and other videos, including City Council Meetings, can be accessed on the City of Fayetteville's YouTube channel. To subscribe, go to http://www.YouTube.com/CityOfFayettevilleNC or scan the QR code above with your smartphone. or scan the QR code above with your smartphone. Creating the Project In this collaboration, the Arts Council worked alongside Jim Davis, owner of Sculpture in the Landscape based in Cary, North Carolina. Davis has over forty years experience in dealing with land design and aesthetics. His job was to match artists with the Arts Council and their artwork with the environment. Pieces were reviewed by the Arts Council's Public Art Committee and, since each sculpture was installed on public property, the selections also went before the City of Fayetteville's Public Art Commission. In placing the structures downtown, Mintz said pedestrian traffic and the context of the area were taken into consideration. "Like 'Tall Trikaya' obviously that corner of Green Street and Rowan had to have a very significant work of art. If you put the 'Fall Leaves' over there, it would have been a lost little thing." Say Hello Walking (or driving) down Hay Street you will certainly notice "Colorful," Jonathan Bowling's tail- in-the-wind, repurposed steel horse in front of the Arts Council Building. e sculpture, gied by Dr. & Mrs. Patrick Callahan in celebration of their wedding anniversary, juggles perception of what is interior/exterior with positive/ negative space. A roving eye detects bent bolts, bike gears, horseshoes and a rusty, red fire extinguisher. In front of City Hall, "Giraffe" is a sculpture Fayetteville City Council member Bobby Hurst mentioned during the Work in Progress ribbon cutting ceremony that he's always tempted to climb when he walks into work—though he has to restrain himself since climbing, pulling or damaging is not allowed. is shiny- • Named #13 "Best Private K-12 Schools in NC by Niche.com (#1 in Cumberland County) • Lower School iPad and Digital Science program • Grades 4-7 STEM Program - LEGO® Robotics • 79 of students taking AP exams received a score of 3 or higher • The 31 members of the Class of 2016 were offered over $3.8 million in college scholarships and grants • Over $500,000 in need-based financial aid awarded annually to qualified applicants 910.868.5131 | 3200 Cliffdale Rd., Fayetteville, NC 28303 | www.fayettevilleacademy.com Fayetteville Academy

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