New Sculpture at the Summit of Skinner Butte Unveils Tactile View of the City

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02A0~/0~ WED 14:21 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN [~j001 ; E'UG`r:NE .~P~~~s ~~d o ans ace hl~~~/' ~~EAS a a wvvw.c+eugene~or.us/parks ~ , . _ Ffe~ruary 2, 2005 fwCyNT~ACT: Martha Snyder, artist, 484-0197 ;Robin Hostick, City park planner, 682-4915 ~ ' Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814/882-4800 ~qyR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Sculpture at the Summit of Skinner Butte Unveils Tactile View of the City On Tuesday, February 22, at noon, a special sculpture will be ceremonially dedicated at the summit ot? Skinner Butte. Join local artist Martha Snyder, Mayor Kitty Piercy and representatives from the 'accessibility community in unveiling the bronze sculpture that provides a tactile view of the city panorama ,looking south from Skinner Butte to Spencer Butte for people who are visually impaired, as weA as provides ~ interesting artistic depiction of the scene for other visitors. It is mounted on a pedestal at a height that is accessible for wheelchair users. The project was funded by grants from Lane Arts Council and the City of Eugene Cultural Services with additional funding from a Lane County Tourism Special Projects Grant and tie pity of Eugene Parks and Open Space. "This project has been in the works far the last three years,° says Snyder, who has created similar ~actlle graphics of Crater Lake National Park and Fort Clatsop National Memorial and tactile translations of !,bregon artist Maude Kerns' paintings. "i am real tickled that it's actually going to go up at the tap of Skinner ;butte in this ,permanent bronze casting at lastl" At the base of the map is an inscription describing the piece in regular text and Braille. For more i; information about Snyder's work, visit www.momentsintimeexhibits.com or call 484-0187. For more ~ i~ information about Skinner Butte Park, call 682-4915.