Temporary art designs to enhance the downtown experience.
By Amy Hoppe
Installation currently being installed January 2020
Located at the intersection of Rosemary St. & Church St, this is the newest of the four projects. Hoppe’s design references a historical element in Chapel Hill’s architecture — brick sidewalks and buildings throughout downtown and campus.
By Rachel Herrick
Installed March 2017
Located at the intersection of Cameron Avenue and Wilson Street. This crosswalk depicts one of the most iconic symbols of UNC-Chapel Hill, the Old Well. Herrick chose to portray the Old Well because of its importance to the history of the school and surrounding area.
By Mary Carter Taub
Installed March 2017
Located at the intersection of East Rosemary and Henderson. The lines are intended to replicate UPC barcodes with pedestrians “scanning” the UPC barcode as they walk across mimicking a real-life barcode. The UPC barcode has local roots in the surrounding Triangle — it was invented in the 1970’s by IBM in Raleigh’s Research Triangle Park.
By Lope Max Diaz
Installed March 2017
Located across from Shortbread Lofts on West Rosemary Street. His design incorporates minimalist geometric patterns with colors and symbols of Chapel Hill and the University. If you look closely, the design abstractly spells out “walk.”
