The artists developing the façade artwork for the new parking garage and public library at Ewell Plaza in downtown Lancaster are hosting two listening sessions to gather public feedback on the project.
Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt, of Miami-based R&R Studios, will host the virtual sessions at 11 a.m. May 22 and 6 p.m. May 24. (Register for the May 22 session here and the May 24 session here.)
The sessions will follow the format based on a survey released by Lancaster city in April to gather comments, opinions and inspiration from the community. The survey will remain active through May. 28.
The survey results and listening sessions will be used to inform the design concepts of the façade artwork and future art projects and programming at Ewell Plaza, according to a press release from the city.
Lancaster city residents just got an opportunity to provide input about the façade artwork on the future parking garage and public library in the Ewell Plaza, in the 100 block of North Queen Street.
The City of Lancaster on Wednesday released a survey to gather comments, opinions and inspiration from the community. The eight-question survey is available at Engage.Cityoflancasterpa.com by clicking on the “Ewell Plaza Art Explorations” project. The survey will be open until May 14.
The survey is part of the cityâs effort to offer its residents more opportunities for community engagement.
In 2019, a group of city residents took the city to court over the art that had been planned for the Ewell Plaza. The design envisioned public art in the form of colored aluminum tubing on the buildingâs façade, which they said would clash with the surrounding buildings, a violation of the design standards.