Flower Mound celebrates art this summer with many exciting opportunities for residents to get involved, create and enjoy. To date, the arts represented include music, dance, visual arts and paintings.
Floating Chalk is a colorful and springtime tradition. This summer we have many artists, from six years old to under 18s and up, transforming the streets of Heritage Park into a small art gallery. Since this is a competition, the winners of the different age groups are: Sarvi Botcha (6 and under), Taylor Sforza (7 to 10), Leah Chesneau (11-13), Celia Johannes (14 -17), Sujatha Kaliyaperumal (18 and above), and Small Family (family group). Congratulations to all the artists who lit up the park on a beautiful summer day.
The Town Hall art exhibition features a new artist, Eva Marie Gundersen, who uses acrylic paint and mediums with different techniques to create art that creates peace and tranquility. Her work will be on display until July. Stop by the town hall and enjoy a little of its contribution.
The Festival of the Arts is not only an awesome day, but one that continues to deliver through the 860+ completed tiles that make up the second Flower Mound Mural, now available for all to see in the Square Parker. Beth Dilley, an art teacher and local artist, created artwork that allowed hundreds of residents to become artists this summer. This is a joint venture with the City of Flower Mound – MSU Texas, Parker Square, Parks and Recreation Staff, Lowe’s, and a generous donation of art materials. Come out to Parker Square to find your painted tile and have your picture taken in front of the colorful mural.
Public art exhibits going on in the city include the bronze animal statue in Heritage Park, the baseball art in Gerault Park and the StoryWalk, which is now installed in Heritage Park. Later in June or early July, the new wraparound signal will be added to three new boxes in the city. The new technology will bring the total number of wrap signal boxes to a dozen, with eight more boxes to follow in the coming years. These boxes offer an excursion into a wide range of public art.
At the Flower Mound Council’s Planning Meeting on June 16, a Cultural Center Change Study for the 1800 block of Timber Creek Road was presented. The proposed site has some challenges with the existing building and land, so town staff will also evaluate other possible locations for the Arts Center at Flower Mound. Some of the members of the council of the local government expressed their support for continuing the research work to find a place and a plan that suits the needs of the town. If you would like to get the word out and express your support for the Arts Center, you can email City Council members at [email protected] or call 972-874-6005 and leave a message.
Finally, volunteers are needed to support technical projects and events and keep things running smoothly. As the year progresses, there will be more events to share with residents and artists, including the Art Party and the Cross Timbers Artist Guild Tour, both in November, which is Art Month in Flower Mound. If you are a potential art volunteer or artist who would like your work to be considered for future opportunities, please contact [email protected].
