The Norcross Public Arts Commission will unveil two new pieces of public art on Sept. 30 in Downtown Norcross. Time to be announced closer to the event.
Located in Thrasher Park and designed by artist Jennifer Freeman, known for her work on the Mitchell Road Mosaic among other local projects, the Eastern Continental Divide Sculpture has a mosaic design with two intertwining streams. These represent the effects of the Eastern Continental Divide with flowing water to the East and West. The unique sculpture stands to commemorate the historical significance of the Eastern Continental Divide to Norcross.
Atomic Wash, a Norcross-based digital marketing and branding agency, has designed and donated the concept for the proposed mural, Greetings from Norcross. The 16-foot wide mural is designed in the style of Americana travel postcards, and will cover the large red brick wall of the building that the agency shares with Paizano’s Italian Restaurant, along Wingo Street and facing the railroad tracks. The mural is a colorful vinyl adhesive material installed via heat transfer to the bricks, the installation of which will be completed by local company Digital Precision and will last several years before needing to be refreshed. The vinyl film itself is donated by Arlon. The design celebrates 8 iconic people and places in the city’s history.
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