Painted Pompano
Painted Pompano
In 2015, the City of Pompano Beach completed its first large Public Art installation, Painted Pompano. The pompano fish is the City’s namesake and a symbol of the identity of Pompano residents. The original project consisted of twelve five-foot tall pompano statues that were placed in various locations throughout the City. Each of the Painted Pompano sculptures has been individualized by local artists in a variety of styles and finishes.
Due to the original project’s success, the City completed a second round of Painted Pompano fish focusing on an art history theme entitled School of Art in 2018. The project consisted of twelve additional five-foot tall fish sculptures, each sculpture has been individualized by artists in varieties of styles and finishes focusing on themes of periods of art history.
As the project continues to grow over the years, many more Painted Pompano sculptures have been created with various themes. Due to South Florida climate, some of the sculpture have also been decommissioned.
The design of the sculpture was created and copyrighted through the City. Each sculpture is constructed out of foam with three coats of polyurethane by using the molds which are on display and consist of the fish mold itself and its base. Once the molds are fabricated, the selected artist, whom was selected through a Call to Artists that was circulated, creates their approved design onto the sculpture. Then the Public Art Committee approves the artwork and it is installed!
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