Meet Roundabout Artist, View His Sculpture Design

Duluth citizens are invited to meet Michael Dillon, the artist/blacksmith selected by the Gateway Art Project Committee to create and install a sculpture in the Roundabout, and to view his design from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, in the Community Room at Duluth City Hall.

The Duluth City Council is expected to sign a contract soon with Dillon, the owner of Dillon Forge in Milton, GA, for the sculpture. The GAP Committee chose Dillon’s design from 85 entries submitted in a design competition.

Considered a gateway to the city, the Roundabout links West Lawrenceville Street, McClure Bridge Road and Irvindale Road. A Hospital Connector is proposed to be built and connect to the Roundabout in the future.

The public art project, which has been funded with donations from Duluth-based AGCO Corp., is expected to take approximately six to eight months to complete.    

The GAP Committee was formed by Duluth Mayor Nancy Harris in early 2012 to plan and implement the process of selecting a site-specific piece of public art for the center of the roundabout to welcome citizens and visitors to the city.

The committee is composed of about 20 members including artists, art professionals, city officials, an AGCO representative, and others.

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