Lead Artist: Sonata Kazimieraitiene

Location: Charlotte Burrie Community Center, 2669 N Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, FL 33064

The City of Pompano Beach commissioned artist Sonata Kazimieraitiene as the lead artist to design, fabricate, and install four mosaic projects as part of the Mosaic Team program term 1. Kazimieraitiene worked with five approved apprentices to complete the projects. This is one of four projects associated with term 1 of the program and it is located on an exterior wall at the Charlotte Burrie Community Center. The mosaic is 8 feet by 16 feet with the theme is community. Each ceramic circle shape is made individually by hand and symbolically represents each community member as a unique and authentic individual. All circles, AKA members of the community, are formed and organized into bigger circles through creating ripples. This ripple effect is known as a subtle but powerful phenomenon that causes changes, movements, brings and spreads new ideas and actions. Many community members have joined in helping place the ceramic circle tiles, thus becoming a part of and enriching the project.

Other projects that are a part of the Mosaic Team term 1 include the Trail of the Honey Bees, Music Leads the Way, and WOW!. Kazimieraitiene was also commissioned to work on term 2 and 3 of this 3 term program.

Sonata Kazimieraitiene was born in Lithuania 1968, where she received her MFA in Design from Vilnius Academy of Art (1992). She moved to the United States in the year 2000, and subsequently received her MBA in Marketing from Concordia University in Wisconsin (2005). She has produced large-scale murals and mosaics under the auspices of Chicago Public Art Group, and through grants from Illinois Arts Council, in such locations as Green Hills Public Library in Palos Hills, IL, CTA Station in Evanston, IL, and Colin Powel Muddle School in Matterson, IL. In addition, she has been artist-in-residence for several elementary and high schools in Chicago area.