(Vail, Colo) – Enjoy a free one-hour public art tour of Vail each Wednesday of the month starting July 6 through August 31. Meet at 11:00 a.m. at the Vail Village Welcome Center on the top level of the Vail Village parking structure. The tour lasts approximately one hour.
The tour winds its way through the Village with discussions of the history of the Vail Valley, the founding of Vail Mountain, the master planning of the Village, and the importance of site-specific art. The Town’s public art collection includes over 55 works ranging from paintings, sculptures, murals, playground components, to site-integrated art. Over 30 works of art in the Town of Vail’s collection are created by Colorado artists.
New this summer, the tour will include four sculptures recently donated to the Town of Vail from the collection of Vicki and Kent Logan.
For a virtual tour of the collection visit http://www.artinvail.com/Collection/Interactive-Map.
Contact Molly Eppard, AIPP Coordinator for more information at [email protected] or 970.479.2344. Visit www.artinvail.com for more information. Tours are subject to cancellation. Walks will adhere to current health guidelines.
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CONTACT: Molly Eppard, Art in Public Places Coordinator
970.479.2344/[email protected]