Past Event on Main Street 2005
"Wheelbarrows
On Parade” ...
2005
All
Wheelbarrows on Parade
Anyone
who has traveled to major cities in recent years has
probably experienced the wealth of regionally significant
art objects
which have been displayed on their streets: Hearts in
San Francisco,
Cows in Chicago and New York, Moose in Toronto, Bears in
Berlin, and lately, Lions in Sacramento. The Placerville
Downtown Association
created something equally unique in Placerville in 2005. Because of historical
significance
to the Placerville community, wheelbarrows were chosen.
The wheelbarrows were colorfully personalized by
regional artists
and then publicly displayed. They were displayed for everyone's
enjoyment from Spring thru Summer 2005. At the end of that
time, the artwork was given to local charitable
groups to auction
off with proceeds benefiting the individual charities.
The
benefits from this project were numerous. It inspired
tourism and brought together different factions of the town
such as The Arts,
schools, city, and business. This project created
excitement, enthusiasm, and global interest. And the best
thing is that we
were able to benefit some charities while setting our city apart!
