Remember those unsightly garbage cans along the wall outside of Starbucks in downtown Decatur?  They are no more.  Or seen no more, at least!

The Decatur Downtown Development Authority recently funded a public art project to screen the trash bins – which serve many small businesses in the area, not just Starbucks – from the street.  The new screens are now in place – which you can see above.

Asst. City Manager Lyn Menne tells DM that the screen was created by Jason Smith of Smith Iron Works.

Angie Macon at the Decatur Arts Alliance announces the return of Flux Projects to Decatur.  (You may recall their highly regarded “Lima Lives“?)

Flux Projects presents – FAV (flute and video)

A visual concert by Amber Boardman and Jessica Peek Sherwood

Thursday, July 7, 9:00 pm – Old Courthouse Square, beside the gazebo in Decatur

FAV is a visual concert that brings together the animation of Amber Boardman and with a live solo flute performance by Sonic Generator’s Jessica Peek Sherwood. Through this collaboration, Boardman and Sherwood aim to redefine both the traditional concert experience and public art performance by combining music, video, and electronics in unusual settings.

More info at www.fluxprojects.org

About Flux Projects

Flux Projects supports artists in creating innovative temporary public art throughout Atlanta. The organization produces new platforms for artistic experimentation that engage a broad audience in their daily lives, beyond the walls of traditional arts venues. We challenge artists to make exceptional, surprising work that inspires Atlanta and fosters an awareness of the richness and diversity of the city’s creative culture.

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Steve sends in a pic documenting the creation of  a “crazy new fence” that will soon grace the patio of Java Monkey.  He notes its a Kris Gunderson design.