Hapeville, GA - Official Website

Butterfly Installation Photos

City of Hapeville
3468 N. Fulton Avenue
Hapeville, GA 30354
Ph: (404) 669-2100

Public Art Projects

Butterflies Are Taking Off

The Main Street Board unveiled its “Things are Taking Off” Butterfly Public Art Project in 2008. This type of project is a proven concept of introducing public art to communities nationwide. Programs of this nature have been launched successfully in Georgia (ex. Sandy Springs Turtle Project and Athens Dawgs Project) garnering much media attention, community support and auction proceeds to fund future public art projects.

In addition, this project is intended to create a visual impact/improvement to downtown, a symbol of City’s commitment to downtown revitalization; to create community involvement—including residents, and local school children; to draw visitors from outside of Hapeville; and to introduce temporary public art to the City. Why did we choose butterflies? The Board, lead by the Design Committee, felt that the strong link between butterflies and metamorphosis can be a symbol of the revitalization of our downtown.

Community Artists Highlighted

Art Class in Session

Local high school student art classes and pr

ofessional artists were hard at work for months painting the butterflies in partnership with the City’s Main Street Board and Cowpainters, Inc., a company that specializes in creating blank art forms for installation in communities.

Use the "Installations" navigation at left to see a slide show of the installations and to download related walking tour materials.

Bench Project: Seasonal Seating

The Main Street Board began work on its public art Bench Project in 2007. In keeping with the Board's mission to assist with the revitalization of the downtown corridor, the Board's focus for the public art project was that of visible impact to the Main Street District. What a better way to introduce seasonal seating along the downtown sidewalks, than with seasonal benches!

The project was led by the Design Committee in partnership with local middle schools and professional artisits. The theme or subject matter supplied to the artists was the four seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall. As you stroll through our downtown we hope you will take a seat and enjoy the seasons!

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