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Public art committee details 'Backyard' installation, private mural review process

3492021 · February 11, 2025
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The Allen Public Art Committee presented a 12-month report outlining the Backyard installation scheduled for final install May 25, outreach efforts including a coloring book, and a process for privately funded downtown murals that will require public-art committee review before design review and council consideration.

Mariana Sonor, vice chair of the Allen Public Art Committee, presented the committee’s annual report to the Allen City Council, summarizing the committee’s work over the past 12 months and ongoing projects.

The report’s centerpiece was the Backyard installation, a commission described by Sonor as “fun, whimsical, and interactive” and created by local artist Jeffy Brewer. Sonor said several large pieces are already in place in the paddocks, and remaining elements — including a dog-collar shade structure for the courtyard near the restrooms, an entry sculpture at the…

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