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PROJECT OVERVIEW The City of Columbia invited Missouri artists to apply for a public art project in Flat Branch Park. After application review by the Commission on Cultural Affairs Standing Committee on Public Art, artist Matt Moyer was recommended for the project. City Council approved a contract agreement with the artist, and he was given a 60-day period to submit a design proposal for the project. The public is invited to comment on the design proposal through Aug. 10. After the public comment period, the Standing Committee on Public Art will meet again to review the design and make their recommendation to move forward with the project.
ABOUT FLAT BRANCH PARK Flat Branch Park is located in the heart of downtown Columbia and stretches along Flat Branch Creek across two city blocks. The park features a gazebo, picnic areas, spraygrounds, a playground, a demonstration rain garden, and historical plaques. It also serves as a trailhead for the MKT Trail, allowing visitors to travel from Flat Branch Park all the way to the statewide Katy Trail without crossing a street. A pedestrian bridge provides convenient access to the Convention and Visitors Bureau located on the opposite side of the creek.
The expansion of the park connects the intersection of Providence Road and Broadway Street to the park via a bridge over the Flat Branch Creek. The project continues the City’s efforts to revitalize this area of Columbia and clean up the creek.
THEME FOR ART PROJECT There is an opportunity for permanent public art in the park, in a location that has been designated just to the east of the new pedestrian bridge that connects from Providence Road. The project will be focused on a positive heart-related theme, and the artist has incorporated this theme into his design proposal. The location of the art will also include a plaque in remembrance of Justin Gay. Justin was a long-time Emery Sapp & Sons employee that tragically passed away in 2021 due to cardiac arrest. A large portion of the Flat Branch Park expansion project was funded by Emery Sapp & Sons in honor of Justin. Our desire to have a positive heart-related theme coincides with honoring Justin and promotion of good heart health.
Provide your comments on the proposal design, which will be shared with the Standing Committee on Public Art ahead of their next meeting.
PROJECT OVERVIEW The City of Columbia invited Missouri artists to apply for a public art project in Flat Branch Park. After application review by the Commission on Cultural Affairs Standing Committee on Public Art, artist Matt Moyer was recommended for the project. City Council approved a contract agreement with the artist, and he was given a 60-day period to submit a design proposal for the project. The public is invited to comment on the design proposal through Aug. 10. After the public comment period, the Standing Committee on Public Art will meet again to review the design and make their recommendation to move forward with the project.
ABOUT FLAT BRANCH PARK Flat Branch Park is located in the heart of downtown Columbia and stretches along Flat Branch Creek across two city blocks. The park features a gazebo, picnic areas, spraygrounds, a playground, a demonstration rain garden, and historical plaques. It also serves as a trailhead for the MKT Trail, allowing visitors to travel from Flat Branch Park all the way to the statewide Katy Trail without crossing a street. A pedestrian bridge provides convenient access to the Convention and Visitors Bureau located on the opposite side of the creek.
The expansion of the park connects the intersection of Providence Road and Broadway Street to the park via a bridge over the Flat Branch Creek. The project continues the City’s efforts to revitalize this area of Columbia and clean up the creek.
THEME FOR ART PROJECT There is an opportunity for permanent public art in the park, in a location that has been designated just to the east of the new pedestrian bridge that connects from Providence Road. The project will be focused on a positive heart-related theme, and the artist has incorporated this theme into his design proposal. The location of the art will also include a plaque in remembrance of Justin Gay. Justin was a long-time Emery Sapp & Sons employee that tragically passed away in 2021 due to cardiac arrest. A large portion of the Flat Branch Park expansion project was funded by Emery Sapp & Sons in honor of Justin. Our desire to have a positive heart-related theme coincides with honoring Justin and promotion of good heart health.
Provide your comments on the proposal design, which will be shared with the Standing Committee on Public Art ahead of their next meeting.
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