Summit Temporary Public Art Program

Change is the one constant in our lives. Art helps us understand and remain open to the beauty and challenge of an evolving life by eliciting emotions we may not feel in its absence. The Summit Temporary Art Committee is a subcommittee of Mayor Jordan Glatt's Partnership for the Arts. Our mission is to find and exhibit those special artists capable of spontaneously challenging and thereby enriching the experiences of City residents and visitors. We do this by inviting artists to share their work with us in free and ever-changing public forums - for example:

“Fiore Blanco 1” by Elaine Lorenz City Hall, corner of Morris Ave and Springfield Ave		“Invisible Staircase” by Wendy Lewis City Hall Courtyard, 512 Springfield Avenue
“ Invisible Wind” by Joe Chirchirillo Summit High School, adjacent to main entrance		“ David" by Miggie Buck Summit High School, 125 Kent Place Boulevard (Photo: Charles Tsiang)

Comprehensive Description of Summit Temporary Public Art Committee

The Summit Temporary Public Art Committee is a subcommittee of the Mayor’s Partnership for the Arts. There are several locations where public art is on display. Over time, more are being added to this list:

The Summit High School at 125 Kent Place Boulevard hosts a number of pieces.

City Hall at the corner of Morris and Springfield Avenues

Train Station on the Broad Street side.

Beechwood Road by the benches close to Bank Street Parking.

Summit Recreation Center, 100 Morris Avenue, Summit.

Wilson Park, situated between Springfield Ave, Beekman Road and Oakland Place.

The committee values feedback from residents and visitors. Feel free to contact any member of the committee or to write to Michael if you don't know anyone. The current list of committee members is:

Nancee Brown
Najma Carey
Marie Cohen
Vivian Furman
Diane Gallo
Tom Getzendanner
Walter Jones
Kevin Lorenz
Tracey Luckner
Gilles Mesrobian
Robert Peacock
Debi Schwarzman
Michael Tcheyan - mtcheyan@gmail.com
Amy Weiss-Reisen

Volunteers Needed!

The committee can use your help in the following ways:

Coordinating the arrival of new art pieces. Each piece that is displayed in town has its own unique challenges. A volunteer is needed to coordinate with the artist and the city or property owner to have the display put into place.

Wilson Park is the newest location for the Summit Temporary Public Art program. We are planning a grand opening event during the fall of 2007. We need volunteers to organize and create this special event.

Contact Debi Schwarzman to participate in this upcoming event!