Illuminating Downtown

City of San Jose Public Art

Funding Received: 2012
San Jose, CA
$600,000
Funding Period: 1 year and 5 months

The artist-led llluminating Downtown Program combines art, high-tech strategies and environmental sustainability to physically manifest San Jose’s aspirational goals for creating a more engaging Downtown that looks, feels and acts like the Capital of Silicon Valley.

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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project

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Aug 30, 2018
In June of this year, Americans for the Arts worked in collaboration with the 2018 Public Art Network (PAN) Advisory Council to launch Why Public... Read More
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Dec 11, 2015
A new art installation is lighting up two underpasses in San Jose. Seattle artist Dan Corson created the project, which illuminates Highway 87 underpasses with... Read More
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Dec 11, 2015
From now on, walking into or out of downtown along Santa Clara Street will no longer be some somber shuffling affair underneath a dingy freeway... Read More
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Dec 10, 2015
Dan Corson's "Sensing You," the public art you probably know better as "Highway 87 underpass blue doughnuts," has its official unveiling Friday evening, and you'd... Read More
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Dec 10, 2015
"Illuminating Downtown" is a visual art installation by Dan Corson. The project was made possible through a $600,000 grant from ArtPlace America and uses LED... Read More
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Concept for San Jose Wayfinding Project by Simon Geilfus/ANTIVJ Updates Is there a gold medal in placemaking? As I watched the beginning of the Winter... Read More
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Updates Illuminating Downtown is as much a state of mind, as a series of projects that will be produced in San Jose, California. With the... Read More
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UPDATE Downtown Wayfinding is one of the four primary initiatives in Illuminating Downtown, and in order to pursue the goal of an technically-driven interactive wayfinding... Read More
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The artist-led Illuminating Downtown Program is a project of San Jose Public Art that combines art, high-tech strategies and environmental sustainability to manifest San Jose’s... Read More
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This month, ArtPlace followed up with San Jose’s Director of Cultural Affairs Kerry Adams Hapner to ask her about her experience at the ArtPlace Creative... Read More
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San Jose’s llluminating Downtown Program (IDP) is a multi-layered program that combines art, high-tech strategies and environmental sustainability to help realize San Jose’s goal of... Read More
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On many fronts, the City of San Jose is focused on creative place making. A major focus is to create a downtown that looks and... Read More
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San Jose’s llluminating Downtown Program (IDP) is a multi-layered program that combines art, high-tech strategies and environmental sustainability to help realize San Jose’s goal of... Read More
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A project of the City of San Jose Public Art, the artist-led Illuminating Downtown Program combines art, high-tech strategies and environmental sustainability to physically manifest... Read More