FAYETTEVILLE — With only mild concerns about keeping artwork dry and undamaged, the Fayetteville Arts Council welcomed construction of two kiosks on the Scull Creek Trail.
The kiosks will display children’s artwork, with the idea of changing the art about every three months, said Connie Edmonston, city parks and recreation director. This summer the kiosks will display art from summer camp programs at the Yvonne Richardson Center and the Fayetteville Boys & Girls Club.
When school starts again in the fall, the Park Department will work with area schools to decide which student projects should be displayed. The kiosks will be made of wood much like the trail map kiosks already found on trails. Gordon Long Park and the end of the Frisco Trail at Prospect Street were selected as the two locations for the kiosks. The art will be arranged behind clear plastic.
“I worry about the longevity of Plexiglas, that it won’t scratch up or fog up,” said Robert Ginsburg, a member of the Fayetteville Arts Council. The council met late Tuesday evening to discuss the kiosks.
The clear glass-faced kiosks have held up well, Edmonston noted. Parks maintenance personnel will maintain the displays.
“We don’t want it to be an eyesore,” she added.
But concerns about the effects of rain and sun prompted arts council members to suggest the construction of a small roof over the kiosks.
Ginsburg suggested the addition of LED lighting. Better yet, another member suggested, make them solar-powered.
Edmonston reminded the arts council that the parks division has a limited budget and could only spend $400 per kiosk.
“It should spawn more interest in the trails,” Ginsburg said. “And it should spawn more interest in art.”