Public Art in the City of Tamarac, Florida
9-1-1 Memorial, 2013
by Public Art Committee
Location: Tamarac City Hall
(8601 West Commercial Boulevard)
On September 11, 2013, the City of Tamarac dedicated the 9-1-1 Memorial. A peice of steel from the World Trade Center Towers is surrounded by the brass letters "We Remember" and "September 11, 2001.
Play Area Fences, 2013
by Mary Ann Baker
Location: Caporella Park & Tamarac Sports Complex
Mary Ann Baker is creating beautiful fences to replace to the typical chainlink fence on Play Areas. The fences in Caporella Park and Tamarac Sports Complex will be installed between December 2013 and February 2014.
Located at Tamarac Community Center
Located at Tamarac Community Center
Located at Tamarac Community Center
"Dusk" and "Dawn", 2009
by Jane DeDecker.
Location: Tamarac Community Center
(8601 West Commercial Boulevard)
Jane DeDecker is a sculptor from Loveland, Colorado and has been a member of the National Sculptors‟ Guild since 1994. Jane DeDecker has a long and successful history of public art placements all around the country. One of the most significant was the placement of three bronze sculptures along the Riverfront Park district of Little Rock, Arizona leading to the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in 2004.
Under the Shadow of a Big Tree, 2010
By Ilan Averbuch
Location: Tephford Park. Northwest corner of Nob Hill Road and Southgate Blvd.
Ilan Averbuch is a sculptor from Long Island City, NY who has a long and successful history of national
and international public art placements. The artist states, “I make artworks that transform spaces into
imaginary worlds. They shift scales, combine materials, and create forms to produce a sense of
memory, dreams, imagination, and movement in space.”
"In the Spirit of Peace", 2009
By Beth Ravitz
Location: Veterans Park. Northwest corner of University Drive and Southgate Blvd.
“In the Spirit of Peace” was created for the Veteran‟s Memorial Park to symbolize an everlasting eternal
flame. Fabricated from aluminum, the five abstracted flames represent each branch of the armed services. Beth Ravitz is a multi-media artist from Coral Springs, Florida, whose work incorporated many disciplines.
“Egretta Thula”
by George Gadson
Location: Tamarac Commons Park (Southeast corner of Pine Island Road & McNab Road )
Artist George Gadson‟s 6-foot bronze sculpture, Egretta Thula (snowy egret) serves as reminder of the importance of preserving our wildlife and natural environment. The idea for the sculpture‟s design was developed through a community participation process that solicited feedback from members of the business community, adult residents and school children.
“Ilusion”
by Leonardo Nierman
Location: Tamarac City Hall
Leonardo Nierman was born in Mexico City in 1932. He is a major artist whose creative influence ranges from beautiful and compelling paintings to lush tapestries and stainless steel sculptures. “Ilusion” was donated to the City of Tamarac in May 2005.
Peir, Bridge & Play Area, 2013
by Mary Ann Baker
Location: Caporella Park
Mary Ann Baker is a designer/artist based in Southwest New Mexico. Her extremely broad work experience includes extensive art design and product development in portable lighting, light fixtures, designer furniture, dinnerware, housewares, 3-D sculpted ceramics and resins, glass, metal, wood and paper products.