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Birds-I-View Birds in Hyattsville Some of Prince George's Countys Birds-I-View birds are located in distinct places around Hyattsville, including one at Hyattsville Elementary School, one in Centennial Park, and one between Longfellow Street and 41st Place. Another will be coming soon to the West Hyattsville Metro Station. Mosaic Bench The Hyattsville CDC facilitated the development of the mosaic-styled bench located between Franklins and the intersection of Route 1 and Alt. Route 1. Students from Northwestern High School were partnered with local artist Valerie Theberge to design the colorful bench. Mural Project at Queens Chapel Town Center Mural Project at Centennial Park The installation of the Centennial Park Mural Project on the side of the Hyattsville Vacuum Cleaner Service Building. The mural features local artist Jerome Johnson’s vision of the City’s historical identity within the Anacostia Trails Heritage Area. Hyattsville Justice Center  | Design and Artist: "Hyattsville Horn Section: An Urban Musical Instrument" by Christopher Janney. This interactive performance sculpture creates a "sonic portrait" of Prince George's County. It is composed of 5 colorful independent 9ft horn instrument forms spaced so people can walk among them. A map of the County is embedded in the instruments. There are a series of “hand plates” that when touched illuminate and the instruments play a sound or group of sounds from a "sound bank" -- a combination of environmental, historical and melodic sounds significant to the County and its impact on the region. A County-specific riddle is engraved on a stainless steel plaque at the center of the sculpture. When the riddle is deciphered and "hand plates" are touched in the correct pattern, the instruments will play a saxophone "short" in reply. The sculpture is lit from dusk to dawn. The artwork is located on the grassy area at the corner of Farragut and Rhode Island Avenue in front of the County Service Building in the City of Hyattsville, anchoring the Hyattsville end of the Gateway Arts District corridor. It is visible by vehicle traffic along Rhode Island Avenue and the Baltimore Avenue Bridge. It is accessible to pedestrians along Rhode Island Avenue and Farragut Street Installation: Spring 2004
Dedication: June 23, 2005 | County Service Building At The Hyattsville Justice Center |  | Design and Artist: “Building and Sustaining Families” by Curtis G. Woody This 16’ by 4’ mural symbolically represents the diversity of the County and the mission of the Department of Family Services. The mural, installed in the main lobby of the County Service Building, consists of stylized silhouette forms of interacting individuals and family units that overlay a colorful tapestry of textured acrylic blocks. Each color block represents a sustained individual, family, community or government unit needed to build and service successful families. The County Service Building is part of the Hyattsville Justice Center complex located in the 5000 block of Rhode Island Avenue at Farragut. It houses several divisions of the County’s Department of Family Services, County Commissions, and local nonprofit organizations. Installation: Spring 2004
Dedication: June 2004 | The Birds (Placed throughout Prince George's County)  | Design and Artist: "Prince George's Bird of Maryland" by Norman Greene 74 five-foot birds were creatively designed by area artists and placed throughout Prince George's County from August thru October, 2003. Images of the artist's designs and the locations where the birds roosted are listed below. Birds I View gave visitors the opportunity to enjoy whimsical art while discovering the county and its communities. Norman Greene is a sculptor who has been awarded numerous community-based and public art commissions. He has created works for the Montgomery County Arts and Humanities Council, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and the Maryland State Arts Council. Green, a Takoma Park, Md., resident, founded the Takoma Park Guild artists' group. | Source: http://www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/Government/AgencyIndex/CentralServices/art.asp |
