125th Anniversary tile art project unveiling set
High school students celebrate the city’s quasquicentennial with new art installation
The Paso Robles City Library has a new art installation, produced entirely by Paso Robles High School students to honor the city’s 125th Anniversary.
The student-produced tile art installation is located on the south wall of the library near the entrance doors, with another smaller installation commemorating the students and advisors who assisted with the project.
The public is invited to witness the unveiling at a brief on June 18 at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.
A few facts about the project:
- Proposed by PRHS Principal Randy Nelson
- Organized by PRHS ceramics teacher Joshua Gwiazda
- Funded by the 125th Anniversary Committee, led by Dee Lacey and Frank Mecham
- Assistance with the metal frame provided by PRHS welding instructor Justin Pickard
- Student designed and student produced:
- 10th grader Lindsay Svinth created the design.
- 11th grader Riley Smith made almost all of the tiles by hand
- Several PRHS students painted the tiles
About the 125th Anniversary: 2014 marks the 125th Anniversary of Paso Robles incorporating as a city, and
the community has planned a year’s worth of events to celebrate the occasion, including a “Happy Birthday,
Paso Robles” event on March 11, 2014; a newly imagined 4th of July celebration; an Old-Fashioned Family
Fun Day in the park during Pioneer Day in 2014 and a fireworks finale on December 31, 2014, an Historic
Women’s Day, a 12.5-mile Fun Run and much more. For a complete list of events celebrating the 125th
anniversary throughout 2014, go to www.paso125.com.
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