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4CULTURE, July 2014 - Artist Barbara Grygutis served as a member of the South Park Bridge Replacement Project design team. Her influence led to the reuse of functional and mechanical elements from the original 1931 bridge. Historic railing panels, gears, rockers and guide tracks are thoughtfully integrated and call attention to the inherent beauty of 1930s engineering while celebrating the area as it exists today.
KANSAS CITY STAR, Aug 25, 2015 - “Workers from Troco Custom Fabricators in St. Louis installed two new curved, perforated aluminum walls at the Firefighters Fountain and Memorial this week in Penn Valley Park. The walls, designed by Barbara Grygutis of Tucson, Ariz., and fabricated by Troco, will be adorned with plaques engraved with the names of firefighters who died in the line of duty in Kansas City. In addition, new aluminum plaques with historical information about the Kansas City Fire department will be installed around the circle at the north end of the memorial. A dedication of the new art project and improvements is being planned for September.” Video by Tammy Ljungblad/tljungblad@kcstar.com
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Kansas City Firefighter’s Memorial “Memorial wall to be added to KC Firefighters Fountain” March 14, 2014Las Vegas Weekly
Las Vegas Weekly named Barbara Grygutis, Buster Simpson and Kevin Berry’s Flamingo Trail “Best Public Art Project”. May 26, 2011Arizona Daily Star
“Tucson sculptor one of nation’s most sought-after creators of public art”.
January 16, 2011Landscape Online
Imaginary Garden wins a 2010 Paving Landscaping Award. January 2011
CLARK COUNTY, Oct 10, 2010 - “The shade shelters, benches, signs, entry archways and other enhancements to Clark County's Flamingo Arroyo Trail were recently dedicated at the Pecos-McLeod Trailhead where the Pecos-McLeod Interconnect crosses Emerson Avenue, just south of Desert Inn Road.
Three artists who designed the trail enhancements -- Kevin Berry, Barbara Grygutis and Buster Simpson --used Paiute shade shelters and basketry as part of their inspiration for the enhancements to the trailhead and have invited representatives of the Southern Nevada Paiute tribe to bless the trail during the dedication. The artist-designed amenities are located at the Pecos-McLeod trailhead as well as trailheads at Lamb Boulevard, Sloan Lane and a wayside site just east of the Sunrise Mountain Trailhead.”
“The 11-mile trail is complete from the Sunrise Mountain Trailhead at the Clark County Wetlands to the Boulder Highway with the exception of a segment from the Vegas Valley pedestrian bridge to Desert Inn Road. The segment will begin construction in September with a projection completion set at the end of March 2011. The short segment from Desert Inn Road to the current end of the trail at Twain Avenue, just east of Eastern Avenue, will be finished by the end of this year.”
For additional information on the Flamingo Arroyo Trail, call Clark County Parks and Recreation at 455-8200 or visit the web site at www.accessclarkcounty.com/parks.