Megan,
My gut instinct is to suggest treating the concrete foundation around the sculpture. I could see creating a soft-scape near the artwork so skating could be eliminated.
There are thick rubber foundations sold in kits that are used to protect from youth during falls. These comes in tiles or a pourable mix. This option might perform two things: eliminate skateboarders and protect children during a fall. That being said, you
may still be faced with bicyclists using the artwork for practice. The rubber ground covering may not stop that. Should you pursue this, you might see if there is a neighborhood group or park foundation willing to help with the cost of this.
Good luck and keep us updated!
Frank
From: public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com [mailto:public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com]
On Behalf Of Megan Berner
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 11:37 AM
To: public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com
Subject: Protecting art from skateboards
Hi all,
We have a piece in a park that used to be covered in mosaic. Between the somewhat not great quality of materials used and the skateboarders, the piece was pretty much destroyed. The neighborhood really wanted to keep the structure so, we
decided to remove all of the remnants of mosaic and resurface the concrete and stain it. We would still like to protect the concrete from skateboarders and were considering putting the metal brackets along the edge. However, they are a bit costly and someone
from our parks department told us they were not effective. Does anyone have experience with the anti-skate brackets or have any other suggestions on how to protect the piece? It's meant to be seating and also is a climbable structure. See attached image.
Thank you,
Megan
Megan Berner
Public Art Program Coordinator
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files or previous e-mail messages attached to it may contain confidential information
that is also legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the information contained in or
attached to this transmission is prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender and immediately destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading or saving in any manner. Thank you.
To unsubscribe from this list please go to
http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=8y0HPW2R7DyyuFDIp3z4KouuYWNvNnE8