Chandler’s public art praised by arts leader

2020-02-04T16:29:35-07:00

Photo by William LeGoullon   By Weldon B. Johnson for AZ Central   Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, praised Chandler's use of art in public places during a visit Monday morning. Landesman, who visited several communities in Arizona Monday and Tuesday, stopped by Chandler's Vision Gallery for a brief reception. While in town he met with members of the city's art community and toured some of Chandler's downtown public art projects including the artistic shade structure at City Hall and some of the sculptures along Arizona Avenue. "It's part of my job to get out around