Page 6 - Boca Club News - April '22

Page 6, Boca Club News
New “Art in Public Places” Sculpture

Symbolizes Dangers to Our Environment

Friday, March 18th, was an exciting day for Boca Raton.
As the sun rose on the main beach at South Beach Park,
people started gathering around the Pavilion. Gumbo Limbo
Nature Center and 4 Oceans were setting up tables with
information and preparing for a beach clean-up. All of this
was in anticipation of a new “Art in Public Places” sculpture
installation reveal.
Several months back, the City of Boca Raton put out a
“Call to Artists.” The challenge was to make a sculpture to be
placed at the South Beach Park for all to see as they approach
the public beach. The art work would depict the dangers of Preparing for the unveiling
plastic to our environment.
Deputy Mayor Andrea Levine O’Rourke, a passionate and waterways. The plastics we use and dispose of—often
supporter of “Art in Public Places,” explained, “What a carelessly, without proper recycling—get reduced to tiny
great opportunity to combine artistry with environmental micro-plastics that end up choking and strangling millions Artist Gregory Dirr in the process of creating the sculpture
education.” of the sea life that we hold so dear. attaching found objects.
From among the entrants, artist Gregory Dirr was selected.
His finished project is called the “REcycled Reef,” which
now stands for all to witness as a creative reminder to reduce
the use of plastic, and to be sure to clean up after enjoying
the outdoors. The work is a marine-themed sculpture made
from discarded materials found near Boca’s ocean, canals

Deputy Mayor Andrea Levine O’Rourke and artist Gregory
Dirr with the finished product where you can see the objects
hidden just as they are our oceans.
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