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Commission reviews plan for rain-activated “Rainworks” street art; $2,000 materials budget noted
Summary
Commissioners heard a presentation on rain-activated street art (rainworks), including safety and cost details, and were asked to suggest messages and locations. Staff said up to $2,000 is available for materials; an artist attendee described how the work appears only when wet.
Leah (cultural program staff) told the Cultural Commission on Jan. 13 that staff is proposing a small pilot of rain-activated street art, known as “rainworks,” and that up to $2,000 is available to buy materials and stencils.
The project uses a superhydrophobic coating sprayed through stencils on sidewalks so images or messages appear when the surface is wet. Ruth (artist/resident) told the…
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