Pompano Beach Legacy
Pompano Beach Legacy
Artists: Gregory Dirr and Manzi Liu
The City of Pompano Beach Parks and Recreation Department worked with the Public Art Program to receive a $60,000.00 grant from the Community Foundation of Broward to commissioned artist team Manzi Liu and Gregory Dirr to create four acoustic sound panels for the Pompano Beach Senior Activity Center. As part of the project, the artist team also completed multiple engagement activities and a documentary with the seniors.
This artwork is an ode to the culture of Pompano Beach. Through events, workshops, and interviews hosted at the Senior Activity Center the artist team established relationships and received direction for designing "Pompano Beach Legacy" from local senior citizens living in Pompano Beach. The artwork is a four wall quadtych, each wall having a different theme with a total scale of 180 feet wide by 6 feet high. Each wall represents a pillar of Pompano's cultural history. The north wall depicts Pompano Beach history through landmarks and architecture. The east wall is an homage to the artists and athletes of Pompano both past and present. The south wall was inspired by something all of the seniors wanted to see in the artwork- colorful flowers and pollinators. Also mentioned by every senior we spoke with was the theme of the west wall- farming and agriculture. Pompano Beach swells with a wealth of heritage. This artwork stands in respect to the city's cultural lineage.
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