Central Boynton

Anticipated Harvest (2012)

Butterfly Mandela (2011)

Eight Horses (2009)

Essence (2019)

Location

623 S Federal Highway

Art Title

Essence

Year

2019

Description

Matthew Placzek wanted his sculpture, Essence, to incorporate the essence of hope, rejuvenation, and healing; The Club, 628 S Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, an assisted living facility, is the perfect setting for these themes.

Matthew considered the environment, colors, architecture, and the impact that Essence will have on the community. The hand-painted base spire gracefully twists, reaching 22 feet tall. Elegantly placed on the top are 3 colorful butterflies with hand-etched acrylic panels that brightly glisten in the sun.

Matthew's hope for this sculpture is to echo the sensation of peace, hope and positive thoughts that The Club at Boynton Beach has already instilled in the community.

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Eternal Vision (2008)

Location

Carolyn Sims Community Center at Wilson Park
225 NW 12th Avenue

Art Title

Eternal Vision

Year

2008

Description

This sculpture by Frank Varga celebrates Carolyn Sims' contribution to the quality of life in Boynton Beach. Mrs. Sims served the City for 41 years as an employee in the Recreation and Parks department. This Public Art Memorial symbolizes the value of her community service. She embraced all ages and races, while raising her own large extended family.

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In the Beginning, The Journey & New Beginnings (2011)

Location

100 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
(Intersection of MLK Boulevard and Seacrest Boulevard)

Art Title

In the Beginning, The Journey and New Beginnings

Year

2011

Description

Public Art project funded with ARRA Stimulus dollars was created by artists Debbie and Len Marucci through a collaboration with the Heart of Boynton Community. Art in Public Places hosted five sessions in which residents revealed images that represented their community's past, present, and future. The artists integrated these images into three brightly painted aluminum laser cut panels. Community artist apprentice, Jermaine Johnson created an airbrushed scene on one of the panels called "The Journey.

Easiest Address is 100 MLK for all 4 pieces including Butterfly.

In the Beginning: 101 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, (NW corner of MLK and Seacrest) The Journey: 111 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, (NE corner of MLK and Seacrest) New Beginnings: 1010 N Seacrest Boulevard, (SE corner of MLK and Seacrest).

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Man with Chisel (2010)

Mangrove Gate (2012)

Location

PNC Bank
1520 South Federal Highway

Art Title

Mangrove Gate

Year

2012

Description

The team of Matt Rowan, Environmental Artist and Designer, and Jonathan Toner, Landscape Architect, created a striking and beautiful landmark to Boynton Beach that echoes and amplifies Florida’s extraordinary landscapes. Educational signage featured on one of the Cor-Ten Steel mangrove sculptural elements explains how this eco-art wall is one of the many sustainable building aspects that PNC has implemented in this LEED-certified building.

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Neighborhood Vibe (2009)

Location

Sara Sims Park, Facing MLK Boulevard
209 NW 9th Court

Art Title

Neighborhood Vibes

Year

2009

Description

This public art project transformed and enriched the community while Boynton's youth participants were taught the important difference between illegal tagging and graffiti art through the guidance of artists Peter Agardy "ENV" Douglas Hoekzema "HOX", John Griffin "VENOM" and local emerging artist Jermaine Johnson. The project was funded by the Youth Violence Prevention Program through the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission.

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Ocean White Cluster Fountain (2011)

On the Green (2010)

Stained Glass Window

The Last Pasture & Waterhole Number 3 (2009)

Location

Boynton Town Center
950 N Congress Avenue

Art Title

The Last Pasture and Waterhole Number 3

Year

2009

Description

Mark Fuller's design intent was to preserve the history of the community and enhance the shopping experience at the Boynton Town Center located at Congress Avenue The public art life-size horse sculptures ”The Last Pasture" and "Waterhole Number 3”, sited in traffic circles symbolically create an island of pasture surrounded by the unnatural man-made environment. These installations are visual metaphors of the shrinking rural environments.

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The Way We Were (2016)

Tree in the Wind (2016)

Umbrella Palm (2012)

Water, You & I (2018)

Location

East Water Treatment Plant
124 E Woolbright Road

Art Title

Umbrella Palm

Year

2018

Description

This public art installation created by design team David Dahlquist and Matt Niebuhr symbolizes the source of water for Boynton Beach - the Florida Aquifer. It allows visitors to experience drawing of water from a well while visually making a connection of where the water comes from.

A large metal pavilion serves as a gathering place and outdoor classroom. The pavilion represents how water naturally travels from the sky and filters into the ground sediment. Inside is a popular drinking fountain with a pet fountain, and bottle filling station which is heavily used by the public. The water source sounds represent how water enters our homes after it's collected and treated at the new utility facility.

Inside the pavilion, is a laser-cut and engraved haiku where rainwater enters that reads:
Water, you and I
Sky Falling Thru Sand and Stone
Are You Thirsty Yet

A backdrop to the pavilion is a mural consisting of five aluminum panels. Each 10-foot long and 3-foot high panel uses reflective vinyl designed with colorful graphic images that depict the sky, flowing water, and an aquifer blend.

By day, natural light reflects off the non-directionally polished stainless steel of the pavilion and the vinyl on the decorative wall. At night, strategically placed LED lights and spotlights illuminate the artwork. The project is also enhanced by complimentary landscaping, benches, and pathways.

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