Public Art Dedication at the Arvada Center

ARVADA, CO – The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities will install and formally dedicate Kendra Fleischman’s 13-foot high sculpture Dancing on the Stairs on Friday, June 6, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. in the Black Box courtyard at the Arvada Center.

Fleischman’s sculpture was commissioned by the Center following an announced “call for entries,” in conjunction with the Arvada Center’s 30th Anniversary celebration in 2006. After a popular vote by the Arvada Center patrons and citizens based on submitted scale models, Fleischman’s Dancing on the Stairs was announced the winner. Costs of the sculpture were underwritten by voluntary donations.

Kendra Fleischman of Golden, CO, is an accomplished sculptor selected from a pool of fifty artists from all around the country. Her streamlined artistic style combines elements of cubism, futurism and expressionism. She has commented that, to her, the piece embodies what the Arvada Center is all about: music, dance, art, creativity and an overall uplifting spirit.

The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities is one of the metro area’s largest cultural attractions, devoted to all aspects of the arts. It is generously supported by the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). For more information, call the Arvada Center box office at (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org. Discover the Arvada Center this summer and find music, poetry, dance, comedy and lots of family fun!

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