City Of Rochester: Sculpture Makes Special Appearance At Public Market

Rochester NY

23 April, 2022

2:48 PM

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Press release from the City of Rochester: April 22, 2022 For millennia, humans have peered at the night sky with wonder and awe. These same ethereal thoughts inspired "That Place in the Stars," a large, graceful sculpture by Vermont artist Christopher Curtis, who is conducting a 1,500-mile tour of the sculpture in April–May. On route from Vermont to Oklahoma, the sculpture will be installed for a special public viewing at the Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. on Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24. This tour stop is sponsored by The Yards, Rochester artists' collective that provides a creative space for makers. The tour will only stop at a few locations ending at the Philbrook Museum in Tulsa, Okla. "That Place in the Stars" has a slender spire pointing dramatically to the sky intersected by a graceful, grounded arch. It measures an impressive 24 ft. x 21 ft. x 7 ft. The sculpture will be installed in the center of the Public Market near the fountain, between the Public Market office and the B shed. Born in Stowe, Vt., Christopher Curtis has been creating sculpture for nearly 50 years. During his career he has worked primarily in stone, but is now creating works in stainless steel and bronze, where his intent is to "seek forms that resonate with beauty and emotion." Curtis has been working on this piece for two years for a collector in Tulsa, Okla. "As far as I know, this is the first tour of its kind," says Curtis. "I'm very excited to have the opportunity share my art with the people of Rochester. I am grateful to The Yards for making this stop in the Public Market a reality. I hope viewers will find the sculpture uplifting. We all need that in these troubled times." Curtis will be transporting the sculpture with his crane truck and trailer and will be installing it at a few select venues along the route to Oklahoma. The Rochester Public Market is the third stop on the tour. Additional tour stops include The Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vt.; PrattMWP College of Art and Design in Utica, N.Y.; the Wade Oval Stage in the University Circle Park in Cleveland surrounded by the Cleveland's top arts institutions; and the historic Cincinnati Observatory, the "birthplace of American astronomy." The final stop on the tour will be an exhibit at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Okla., after which the sculpture will be permanently installed at the collector's home. This press release was produced by the City of Rochester. The views expressed here are the author's own.