{"id":5445,"date":"2015-02-18T20:47:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T03:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5445"},"modified":"2015-02-18T20:47:55","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T03:47:55","slug":"forest-city-looking-for-graffiti-artists-to-decorate-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5445","title":{"rendered":"Forest City Looking For Graffiti Artists to Decorate Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"graffiti<\/a>With nothing currently in the works for the abandoned control tower, Forest City has decided that the best course of action is to turn the current eyesore into a big piece of art. \u201cWe are looking for legitimate graffiti artists, no gangsters, to create a unique design or designs on the tower,\u201d said Forest City Spokesperson Janelle Ayers. \u201cSince there is absolutely no momentum for something to be done with the tower or the area, we can at least turn it into a piece of art.\u201d The four story tower would present an exciting challenge to any graffiti artist, according to Ayers. \u201cThis type of an opportunity does not come along often,\u201d says Ayers. \u201cSome promising young graffiti artist could make this their life\u2019s work.\u201d\n\nAyers says that Forest City will interview artists or teams of artists and look for several qualities in the concept. \u201cWe are looking for designs that embody the past, present, and future of the great Stapleton community,\u201d says Ayers. \u201cWe want artists with the vision that Forest City developers had when they first saw the great opportunity that Stapleton was and is.\u201d Forest City is hoping they can find their artist by late March so that work can get underway as soon as April. \u201cWe are not putting a deadline on the work. That is up to the artist. And frankly, it doesn\u2019t matter, considering the tower isn\u2019t going anywhere anytime soon.\u201d\nResident Randy Mason likes the idea. \u201cYou know what, it\u2019s really not that bad of an idea,\u201d says Mason. \u201cIt would add some color to the neighborhood and at the same time keep the tower here. I like the idea of keeping the tower, but not in its current state of abandonment.\u201d Dana Carman agrees. \u201cI don\u2019t like to agree with Forest City,\u201d says Carman. \u201cBut they might be on to something here. Most people understand the financial challenge of keeping the tower similar to its current state and renovating it. It is a huge cost, so convincing anyone to spend that money and be able to make it back, is a big challenge.\u201d\nAyers says that Forest City will pay for all supplies and lifts needed to complete the project as well as a $200,000 stipend. \u201cWe are willing to look globally for our artists,\u201d says Ayers. \u201cObviously, local is better, but we want to find the best.\u201d To apply, artists should go to www.graffitithetower.com<\/a>, fill out the application, and Forest City will select some of the applicants to be interviewed. \u201cThis should be a really cool project, and we are looking forward to it,\u201d says Ayers.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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