This untimed
run will traverse passed 14 public art locations, including
everything from the Tree Forms in West Park to the Cube on the
University of Michigan's campus. The run will start outside
PR Fitness Studio at 255 East Liberty Street at 6 PM, and
travel approximately 6 miles through central campus,
the Old West Side, and south campus, finishing back at PR
Fitness.
The B for ART in
Public Places campaign is working to ensure that Ann Arbor
citizens vote YES! on Proposal B on November 6th to fund and
revitalize Ann Arbor's Art in Public Places
program. The millage would cost the
average Ann Arbor property owner less than $1 per
month.
Campaign
Manager Mike Henry explains, "Support for Proposal B just
keeps coming. And we are very excited
to have citizens from the runner community join the growing
ranks of endorsers for the
campaign. Regular citizens are really
starting to understand that Proposal B will improve the way
the city operates and funds art in public places."
Henry
continues, "It became clear early on that most citizens
outside the political and arts worlds had misconceptions about
the City's Public Art Program. Slowly but
surely the campaign has been clearing up misconceptions and
racking up endorsements everywhere. Eight
out of ten people are convinced to support Proposal B after
hearing the facts. Our challenge is getting
accurate information to all 100,000 voters before the November
6th general election."
To view
the campaign's FAQ document visit: www.bforart.com/faq
The
campaign website
currently lists over 75 endorsers from Ann Arbor's Who's Who
among political, business, arts, cultural, and educational
leaders. A few familiar names
include: City Council
Members Steve
Kunselman & Mike
Anglin, Mayor John
Hieftje, State
Senator Rebekah Warren,
State Rep. Jeff Irwin,
County Commissioner Yousef
Rabhi, AAPS Board
President Deb Mexicotte,
McKinley Properties CEO Albert
Berriz, Zingerman's Ari
Weinzweig, Michigan Theater
CEO Russ Collins, Menlo
Innovations CEO Rich
Sheridan, First
Martin's Bill Martin,
FestiFools Co-Founder Mark
Tucker, Downtown Home &
Garden's Margaret
Parker & Mark
Hodesh, the Original Ann Arbor Art
Fair's Maureen Riley, U-M
Arts Engine Director Theresa
Reid, Ann Arbor Art Center
CEO Marsha Chamberlain,
Arts Alliance CEO Deb
Polich, Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Chamber Vice
President Andy Labarre,
incoming City Council Members Sally Hart
Petersen & Chuck
Warpehoski, incoming State
Rep. Adam Zemke, &
former City Council Member Dave
DeVarti.
For a
partial list of official endorsements
visit www.bforart.com/endorsements
The run
is expected to last approximately one
hour. Participants are encouraged to arrive
at PR Fitness by 5:45 PM. Route directions
will be available the day of the run. For a
sneak peak, visit www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5689829.
"Ann
Arbor is known as a cultural leader in Michigan; it is one of
our most important competitive advantages," says
Henry. "With the passage of Proposal
B, residents will see an expanded breadth and diversity of Ann
Arbor's art in public places."
