Anna Luetzelschwab

JWU X TAC

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DIRECTIVE

Identify and rectify the lack of public art on and near the Johnson & Wales University campus.

RESULT

Six design majors came together to collaborate with The Avenue Concept, an organization based in Providence, RI that nurtures and facilitates public art throughout the city. Through in depth exploration and research, the group landed on a design celebrating the Providence Performing Art Center’s musical performers. Located in a newly constructed parking lot down the street, the mural would be visible to many of the residents and tourists visiting PPAC. I completed the portraits, Shea Lambert and Matthew Sheetz developed the patterns, Stephanie Pezzullo and Anthony Colacchio completed the type lock ups, and Megan Doyle contributed the linework and composition of the elements.

TOOLS

Adobe Photoshop

Illustration | Vector, Acrylic paint

The design majors chose three locations each and developed art concepts that would lend themselves well to the space. My third concept chose to honor our school’s founders, Mary Wales and Gertrude Johnson, on a utility box located along the path to three of our major academic buildings and our campus Starbucks.

Megan Doyle, a graphic design senior on our team, and I chose to combine my concept and her location, the Remington building on Friendship Street. I painted Wales and Johnson and she developed the type, illustrations, and layout. Currently in discussion with JWU administration, the concept has been well received and has been proposed to receive funding in the coming years.