PUBLIC ART GOES GREEN WITH WILD WALLS By Carrie Geraci, JH Public Art
Our community’s primary goal as stated in the Teton County Comprehensive Plan is to preserve and protect our area’s ecosystem. To address this challenge, JH Public Art is reinforcing its commitment to support artists who practice sustainable techniques and whose artworks inspire acts of conservation. By siting artworks in iconic public settings, JH Public Art aims to reach broad audiences with conservation messages. We commission artists who can galvanize shifts in our behavior and thinking with public artwork that illuminates complex issues and energizes people to become better stewards of the environment.
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This summer you can see us put this pledge into action through our Wild Walls murals, which will be on view from early June through September. The cornerstone of this event is a new, permanent mural at the Snake River Brewery. In addition, we are planning eight temporary murals throughout downtown Jackson. Artists were called upon to create works inspired by the beauty of the scenic and wild Snake River, Teton glaciers, and watersheds unique to the Jackson Hole area. New this year, Wild Walls murals will be paired with Augmented Reality (AR) features that promote a greater understanding of local water quality issues and offer
