Dedication of the Percent for Art public artwork at the Vare Recreation Center on Moore Street.
Vare Recreation Center is dedicating a new piece of art on Friday, October 23, as part of the city's Percent for Art program. The dedication is happening at the center itself, located at 2601 Moore St in South Philly.
If you're not familiar with how Percent for Art works, it's a city program that sets aside a small percentage of the cost of public construction projects to fund public art. Instead of just building a facility and calling it a day, the city commissions an artist to create a piece that stays on-site for the community to live with. This dedication is the moment that work is officially unveiled and handed over to the public.
It's a small thing in the grand scheme of the city's art scene, but it's the kind of thing that actually changes how a neighborhood space feels. Once the dedication is over, the piece stays right there at the rec center, so it's not a one-night-only kind of deal—you can come back and see it whenever you're in the area.
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The dedication runs from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM on Friday, October 23, at the Vare Recreation Center, 2601 Moore St, Philadelphia, PA 19145.
