Historical Display
Inside the facility, in
the Wing and the second floor walkway, History
San Jose has mounted a series of exhibitions
that celebrate the people, creativity and growth
of San José. The
exhibits include panoramic photos, historic
artifacts, maps and paintings that help tell
the story of San José’s
evolution from the Valley of Heart's Delight
to the Capitol of Silicon Valley.
Waterscape
Click
here for information on the San José
City Hall water feature.
Parade of Floats
As part of the development of the new
San José City Hall, the City's
Public Art Program commissioned artist
Andrew Leicester to design artwork to
be located on North and South 5th Street
that would create gateways and orienting
elements for the City Hall.
Parade of Floats is a procession
of 16 sculptural “floats” recalling parades
that exist in cultures throughout the world,
and which are an expression of a community
coming together in celebration. In
Santa Clara Valley, parades traditionally
involved community groups, clubs, fraternities,
businesses and civic bodies in decorating
floats for these processions. Keeping with
this tradition, the community was asked
to contribute to the identity, vitality,
and diversity of the project by submitting
descriptions of float ideas. A panel of
local artists, historians, and community
leaders selected the 16 final themes from
over 250 submitted ideas.
The themes represent a vision of San José's
historic and contemporary identity, as
well as community priorities and values.
To view the sculptures click on this link.
The pre-cast
concrete float bases are shaped as cars or
chariots. The sculptures are ceramic tile
over concrete and vary in shape and size.
Seven have been developed in the form of
columns, approximately 30 feet tall.
Further information regarding Mr. Leicester's
project and images of the float designs may
be found at http://www.sanjoseculture.org/pub_art/collection.htm.
Float Locations
Click here to view a map of the float locations.
Additional information
Please contact the project manager, Mary
Rubin, at the San Jose Public Art Program
at (408) 277-5144, ext. 16. |
