Public Art Commissions
2022
(Project in progress), Public Library, City of McCall, McCall, ID
(Project in progress) Redmond Senior & Community Center, Redmond, WA
2021
The Size of Rhode Island, Attorney General’s Office, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, Providence, RI
2020
This Is Water, Oregon State University, Oregon Arts Commission, Newport, OR
Canopy, Unico Moda Tower, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Portland, OR
2019
Objects in a Stream; Under a Sky Spread With Light, Florence Ledding Library, Milwaukie Arts Commission, Milwaukie, OR
Core Values, Oregon Military Headquarters, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem, OR
2018
Our Past Was Writ in Water, Heartline Apartments, Security Properties, Portland, OR
Desire Line, Warm Springs Trail, Ketchum Arts Commission, Ketchum, ID
2017
Vista, Whitman Elementary, Washington State Arts Commission, Richland, WA
2016
The Future Stands Still, 1320 SW Broadway, Urban Renaissance Group and Regional Arts & Culture Council, Portland, OR
Transitional Objects, University of Oregon, Oregon Arts Commission, Eugene, OR
Brilliant Corners, Peloton Apartments, Security Properties, Portland, OR
2015
Cornerstone, DeNorval Unthank Memorial, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2014
Thin Blue Line, Police Station, Clackamas County Arts Alliance, West Linn, OR
2013
All That Is Solid Melts Into Air, University of Oregon, Oregon Arts Commission, Eugene, OR
Best in Public Art Award, Americans for the Arts
2010
This Is a Plumb Bob, Portland State University, Oregon Arts Commission, Portland, OR
Public Art Master Plans
2021
Senior & Community Center, with Opsis Architecture, Redmond, WA
2020
Volta and Highwire, Killian Pacific, Portland, OR
2019
Zidell Yards, Live Nation, Portland, OR
2017-18
Moda Tower, Urban Renaissance Group, Portland, OR
Heartline Apartments, Security Properties, Portland, OR
2016
City Hall, City of Eugene, Eugene, OR
1320 SW Broadway, Urban Renaissance Group, Portland, OR
2014
Police Station, West Linn Police Department, West Linn, OR
2013
Scouters Mountain Nature Park, County Arts Alliance, Happy Valley, OR
2012
Police Bureau, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Portland, OR
Contact
Joe Thurston
Nehalem, Oregon
503-201-4559
joe@sitespecificwork.com