South Florida PBS, Cornelia T. Bailey Cultural Arts Center

South Florida PBS engaged Dena Rigby as the art advisor for the new Cornelia T. Bailey Cultural Arts Center at their flagship station, WXEL in Boynton Beach, Florida.  The vision for the Cornelia T. Bailey Cultural Arts Center is to provide in-person, award-winning, lifelong-learning, entertainment, and engagement for all ages. Artwork acquired was project managed by Rigby, and chosen to continue PBS’ mission of inspiring youth and adults, with experiences mapped to PBS’ programming. Artists were considered in Florida and nationally for a monumental sculpture commission to welcome visitors to the center. Patti Warashina, a celebrated ceramic artist and Fellow of the American Craft Council, was chosen for the entry commission due to the whimsical levity of her musical sculpture, “Harmony.” Karen LaMonte’s child-sized bronze kimono was acquired to grace the courtyard’s fountain. Preston Singletary’s (Tlingit) cast crystal totem was included to connect and inspire local children to the adventures in the PBS KIDS series, “Molly from Denali.”

exterior building sign for Cornelia T. Baily Cultural Arts Center at South Florica PBS, detail from photo by Heather Holt

Local students on a field trip to Cornelia T. Baily Cultural Arts Center shown with Patti Warashina’s “Harmony”. Photo credit: Heather Holt

newly installed cast aluminum and paint sculpture entitled Harmony by artist Patti Warashina, photo by Heather Holt
Patti Warashina, “Harmony,” cast aluminum and paint. Photo credit: Heather Holt
installing cast aluminum and paint sculpture entitled Harmony by artist Patti Warashina, photo by Heather Holt
installing cast aluminum and paint sculpture entitled Harmony by artist Patti Warashina, photo by Heather Holt

Patti Warashina, “Harmony,” cast aluminum and paint with the Blue Mountain Fine Art fabrication team. Photo credit: Heather Holt

installing cast aluminum and paint sculpture entitled Harmony by artist Patti Warashina, photo by Heather Holt
installation of cast aluminum and paint sculpture entitled Harmony by artist Patti Warashina, photo by Heather Holt

Patti Warashina, “Harmony,” cast aluminum and paint. Photo credit: Heather Holt

Dolores Fernando Alonso and Santra Baker of South Florida PBS with Dena Rigby in front of newly installed cast aluminum and paint sculpture entitled Harmony by artist Patti Warashina, photo by Heather Holt
Rigby with Dolores Fernandez Alonso, CEO, and Sandra Baker, Managing Director-Development, South Florida PBS. Patti Warashina, “Harmony,” cast aluminum and paint. Photo credit: Heather Holt
newly installed cast aluminum and paint sculpture entitled Harmony by artist Patti Warashina, photo by Heather Holt
Patti Warashina, “Harmony,” cast aluminum and paint. Photo credit: Heather Holt
newly installed cast bronze sculpture entitled Hanako by artist Karen LaMonte, photo by Heather Holt
Karen LaMonte, “Hanako,” cast bronze. Photo credit: Heather Holt
installation of cast bronze sculpture entitled Hanako by artist Karen LaMonte, photo by Heather Holt
Rigby with Karen LaMonte and the Uovo art handling crew. Karen LaMonte, “Hanako,” cast bronze. Photo credit: Heather Holt
installing cast bronze sculpture entitled Hanako by artist Karen LaMonte, photo by Heather Holt
Karen LaMonte, “Hanako,” cast bronze. Photo credit: Heather Holt
installing cast bronze sculpture entitled Hanako by artist Karen LaMonte, photo by Heather Holt
Karen LaMonte, “Hanako,” cast bronze. Photo credit: Heather Holt
newly installed cast bronze sculpture entitled Hanako by artist Karen LaMonte, photo by Heather Holt
Karen LaMonte, “Hanako,” cast bronze. Photo credit: Heather Holt
Dena Rigby, Karen LaMonte and Steve Polaner with LaMonte's newly installed cast bronze sculpture entitled Hanako, photo by Heather Holt
Rigby with Karen LaMonte and Steve Polaner. Karen LaMonte, “Hanako,” cast bronze. Photo credit: Heather Holt
opening event at Cornelia T. Bailey Cultural Arts Center with cast bronze entitled Hanako by artist Karen LaMonte, photo by Heather Holt
Cornelia T. Bailey opening event. Karen LaMonte, “Hanako,” cast bronze. Photo credit: Heather Holt
cast lead crystal sculpture entitled Fog Woman by artist Preston Singletary, photo by Heather Holt
Preston Singletary, “Fog Woman,” cast lead crystal, Photo credit: Heather Holt
installation of cast lead crystal sculpture entitled Fog Woman by artist Preston Singletary, photo by Heather Holt
closeup before installation of cast lead crystal sculpture entitled Fog Woman by artist Preston Singletary, photo by Heather Holt

Preston Singletary, “Fog Woman,” cast lead crystal. Photo credit: Heather Holt

cast lead crystal sculpture entitled Fog Woman by artist Preston Singletary, photo by Heather Holt
Preston Singletary, “Fog Woman,” cast lead crystal. Photo credit: Heather Holt
Preston Singletary, artist, presents Tlingit arts and culture to local students on a field trip, photo by Heather Holt
Preston Singletary, artist, presents Tlingit arts and culture to local students on a field trip. Photo credit: Heather Holt.
artist Preston Singletary with his cast lead crystal sculpture entitled Fog Woman, photo by Heather Holt
The artist during an arts and culture presentation to local elementary students. Preston Singeltary, “Fog Woman Totem.” Photo credit: Heather Holt.
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