Pillars of the Community • Bridge Over Barriers Project 2007-2011
Michael Moonbird & Victoria Lyons
Pillars of the Community for the Bridge over Barriers Project, includes sixteen glass mosaic figures depicting significant community members on 16 freeway columns. Preliminary concepts were developed along with ideas, architectural model, large paintings, and final mosaic work for this major public art project for the underpass at 3rd North and the I-15 Freeway in Salt Lake City. Artist Lily Yeh from Philadelphia trained local artists in her collaborative community art process, and included Michael Moonbird and Victoria Lyons as lead artists.
Materials: 1"x1" Glass Mosaic Tiles
Dimensions: 10' x 10' Concrete Pillars (16 Pillars Total)
Client: Salt Lake Neighborworks, and the Salt Lake City Community at Large
Design: Michael Moonbird, Victoria Lyons, Ruby Chacon, Lily Yeh, and 18+ local artists
Mosaic Fabrication: Artists and Volunteers
Installation: Mosaic panels applied by John Riddle, Paul Heath, Jimmy Lucero
and other artist volunteers
Pillars of the Community for the Bridge over Barriers Project, includes sixteen glass mosaic figures depicting significant community members on 16 freeway columns. Preliminary concepts were developed along with ideas, architectural model, large paintings, and final mosaic work for this major public art project for the underpass at 3rd North and the I-15 Freeway in Salt Lake City. Artist Lily Yeh from Philadelphia trained local artists in her collaborative community art process, and included Michael Moonbird and Victoria Lyons as lead artists.
Materials: 1"x1" Glass Mosaic Tiles
Dimensions: 10' x 10' Concrete Pillars (16 Pillars Total)
Client: Salt Lake Neighborworks, and the Salt Lake City Community at Large
Design: Michael Moonbird, Victoria Lyons, Ruby Chacon, Lily Yeh, and 18+ local artists
Mosaic Fabrication: Artists and Volunteers
Installation: Mosaic panels applied by John Riddle, Paul Heath, Jimmy Lucero
and other artist volunteers