AURORA | Aurora Library and Cultural Services Department is seeking community input through two surveys involving public art in Aurora, according to a statement.
The input for the first survey will aid in creating a new exhibition at the Aurora History Museum focused on the Filipino community. The second survey will aid in gathering words of inspiration for an upcoming sculpture commemorating the state’s 150th and the country’s 250th anniversaries.
“The selected words will become part of the art piece in different ways, incorporated into the sculptural artwork, used in related artworks, and printed, or shredded and buried with the installation to decompose into the earth- a process that creates a symbolic cycle of renewal and remembrance,” the statement said.
The Art in Public Places program commissioned a sculpture to be placed at Mission Viejo Park for the state and federal anniversary. The Aurora-based artist Christine Nguyen will incorporate words with wishes, hopes and reflections provided by the local community in different languages via the survey, according to the statement.
Nguyen was selected by a community-based panel out of 130 applicants, the statement said.
“The working title of her sculpture is ‘Constellation to Time,’ and it is set to be completed in June of 2026,” the statement said.
Community members are invited to share their thoughts for the upcoming public art at EngageAurora.org/ArtUniverse by Oct. 31.
The award-winning exhibition series “Mosaic of Cultures” by the Aurora History Museum is also starting to gather community input for its upcoming exhibition, which focuses on Aurora’s Filipino population.
Last month, the museum announced that a community panel selected the Filipino-American Colorado Community as its partner and the focus of the upcoming exhibition, “A Mosaic of Cultures: Aurora’s Filipino Community,” set to open in April..
“In the past, ‘Mosaic of Cultures’ has showcased some of Aurora’s largest immigrant communities, Ethiopia, El Salvador, Mexico and Nepal,” the statement said. “The latter earned the Aurora History Museum the regional award for Leadership and Innovation Award by the Mountains Plains Museum Association.”
To complete the survey to help develop the exhibition, visit https://engageaurora.org/MosaicOfCultures by Dec. 31.