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Santa Barbara to install Zapotec-inspired asphalt art at State and Carrillo
Summary
Santa Barbara City and the County Office of Arts and Culture, with a Bloomberg Asphalt Art Initiative grant, will install a Zapotec-inspired asphalt art design by lead artist Eddie Jimenez and designer Irene Ramirez at State and Carrillo and nearby blocks of State Street. The work is planned to remain for two years and will be painted with local artists and volunteers.
Santa Barbara City and the County Office of Arts and Culture said they will transform the intersection of State and Carrillo and adjacent blocks of State Street with a large, colorful asphalt art installation funded by a Bloomberg Asphalt Art Initiative grant. The lead artist is Eddie Jimenez, who is working with graphic designer Irene Ramirez.
The project team said the design is inspired by Zapotec artwork and traditional weaving. “Weaving to my community, to Zapotec community, I would say it's almost a way of life,” Eddie Jimenez, the lead artist, said,…
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