Public Art in Narragansett: Dance of Peace

Your blogger's forays and reportage of public art in Tampa received quite a stirring response (nobody booed). So he decided to see works of public art within a reasonable driving distance from the Narrows Center for the Arts.

I went to Jamestown--couldn't find public art.

I went to Wickford--couldn't find public art.

I went to Narragansett--aaah, beautiful Narragansett has public art. Sculpture by Anne Mimi Sammis, who lives in Narragansett and Mexico. It's right there on the waterfront, along with the surfers, girls in bikinis and the men who love them, dog-walking people, people-walking people trying to avoid their second heart attack, and obnoxious bloggers seeking to document what everybody down there knows anyway.

This is called "Dance of Peace":

There also is a smaller version of the same piece nearby. (See the original in the background; your blogger understands visual dynamics--ha!)

Okay, so who is the artist?

You can see here on television and find out. She just started a show on Rhode Island PBS (Channel 36) called "Mimi's Art Studio."

By the way, a few years back, the artist did a piece for Queen Elizabeth II (the person, not the boat). I grabbed this photo off Mimi's website, which I encourage you to visit by clicking here.

Groovy hats.

Maybe a show at the Narrows is in the future? Hmm. Let's work on that.