The new Johnson County courthouse isn’t expected to open until early next year, but installation already has begun on the public art to be displayed there. The work is “Open Prairie,” by Benjamin Ball with Ball-Nogues Studio in Los Angeles. His work was chosen from among 130 submissions. He’s using enamel paint plus more than 20,000 segments of stainless-steel ball chain to create an array of color above the courthouse entryway. “While the county and artists have partnered on several public art installations in Johnson County government buildings, this project is unique,” Dan Wehmueller, project manager for the new courthouse, said in a news release. “This is the first time the installation of public art has happened this early in the construction process and has been so integrated into the design of a portion of the building in such a collaborative way.”
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