Cathenge Installation - Public Art for Southwest DC - 2025
The Issue
Support Cathenge - Sign the Petition!
Would you like to see Cathenge installed as public art in SW DC?
Sign this petition to support artist David Normal's goal of installing Cathenge in the Maryland Ave. Roundabout. Cathenge is an interactive 3D printed sound-light sculptural installation dedicated to the Ancient Space Cats.
Currently, "Cathenge DC" is being proposed to the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities for their "Public Art Building Communities" (PABC) grant which provides funding for public art installations that foster and strengthen community throughout Washington DC.
Cathenge DC will provide a social gathering space like no other! Not only is Cathenge a uniquely beautiful installation, but it has healing power. The 3D printed "Catolith" Cat Statues use the latest sound, light and interactive technology to emanate the power of "Holofelinity" (Universal Cat Consciousness), the way of the Space Cats, that subtly evolves human consciousness to a higher frequency. By day or night, whether alone or with friends, visitors to Cathenge are treated to a joyful experience that dissolves differences - people of all ages and walks of life feel at home at Cathenge. Children particularly love it! A great place to bring a date, take a lunch break, chat with friends, or find some time to reflect alone - Cathenge benefits the community in all these ways and more. It has this power because it is universal and non-confrontational, takes no side, and opposes nothing, but simply radiates love.
Cathenge Background:
Cathenge was on display in for 16 months, from October 2022 to March 2024 in downtown San Francisco. Sponsored by the San Francisco Arts Commission, it was displayed at the prestigious Patricia's Green sculpture site in the fashionable Hayes Valley district of SF near the Davies Symphony Hall.
"Cathenge DC" will be a newly revised and improved version of the recent SF installation that features great improvements in the sound and light interactivity of the installation the SF Standard called "Insanely Popular".
Press:
https://sf.funcheap.com/city-guide/cathenge-glowing-9foot-tall-cat-sculptures-sf/
https://sfstandard.com/2022/11/17/cathenge-comes-to-sf/
About the Artist:
David Normal is a painter, animator, and installation maker based in the SF Bay Area. Normal got his start making fliers for the hardcore punk scene in the Bay Area in the mid-80s. Normal began contributing to the Burning Man Festival in the mid ‘90s. Normal’s accomplishments were recognized in a solo exhibition of lightbox-murals at the British Library in
London in 2015, "Crossroads of Curiosity". In 2022 he created “Cathenge”, the Cat Temple, for the San Francisco Arts Commission. This public art installation was displayed at Patricia’s Green Park in Hayes Valley, San Francisco from October of 2022 through March of 2024. Currently David Normal has newly established a studio in West Oakland for producing 3D printed installation art.
@postnormalism
@cathenge_cat_temple
https://davidnormal.net
http://cathenge.net
http://crossroadsofcuriosity.org
More info about Cathenge can be found on the website:
Signing this petition is part of the grant application process for the DC CAH Public Arts Program "Public Art Building Communities" If you would like to have this fun public art installation in DC don't hesitate to sign the petition.
Note: This proposal was begun in 2023, but couldn't be completed in time for the 2023 grant cycle, so I am finishing it now, and hope to turn in the grant by the deadline on July 22nd 2024.
The Issue
Support Cathenge - Sign the Petition!
Would you like to see Cathenge installed as public art in SW DC?
Sign this petition to support artist David Normal's goal of installing Cathenge in the Maryland Ave. Roundabout. Cathenge is an interactive 3D printed sound-light sculptural installation dedicated to the Ancient Space Cats.
Currently, "Cathenge DC" is being proposed to the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities for their "Public Art Building Communities" (PABC) grant which provides funding for public art installations that foster and strengthen community throughout Washington DC.
Cathenge DC will provide a social gathering space like no other! Not only is Cathenge a uniquely beautiful installation, but it has healing power. The 3D printed "Catolith" Cat Statues use the latest sound, light and interactive technology to emanate the power of "Holofelinity" (Universal Cat Consciousness), the way of the Space Cats, that subtly evolves human consciousness to a higher frequency. By day or night, whether alone or with friends, visitors to Cathenge are treated to a joyful experience that dissolves differences - people of all ages and walks of life feel at home at Cathenge. Children particularly love it! A great place to bring a date, take a lunch break, chat with friends, or find some time to reflect alone - Cathenge benefits the community in all these ways and more. It has this power because it is universal and non-confrontational, takes no side, and opposes nothing, but simply radiates love.
Cathenge Background:
Cathenge was on display in for 16 months, from October 2022 to March 2024 in downtown San Francisco. Sponsored by the San Francisco Arts Commission, it was displayed at the prestigious Patricia's Green sculpture site in the fashionable Hayes Valley district of SF near the Davies Symphony Hall.
"Cathenge DC" will be a newly revised and improved version of the recent SF installation that features great improvements in the sound and light interactivity of the installation the SF Standard called "Insanely Popular".
Press:
https://sf.funcheap.com/city-guide/cathenge-glowing-9foot-tall-cat-sculptures-sf/
https://sfstandard.com/2022/11/17/cathenge-comes-to-sf/
About the Artist:
David Normal is a painter, animator, and installation maker based in the SF Bay Area. Normal got his start making fliers for the hardcore punk scene in the Bay Area in the mid-80s. Normal began contributing to the Burning Man Festival in the mid ‘90s. Normal’s accomplishments were recognized in a solo exhibition of lightbox-murals at the British Library in
London in 2015, "Crossroads of Curiosity". In 2022 he created “Cathenge”, the Cat Temple, for the San Francisco Arts Commission. This public art installation was displayed at Patricia’s Green Park in Hayes Valley, San Francisco from October of 2022 through March of 2024. Currently David Normal has newly established a studio in West Oakland for producing 3D printed installation art.
@postnormalism
@cathenge_cat_temple
https://davidnormal.net
http://cathenge.net
http://crossroadsofcuriosity.org
More info about Cathenge can be found on the website:
Signing this petition is part of the grant application process for the DC CAH Public Arts Program "Public Art Building Communities" If you would like to have this fun public art installation in DC don't hesitate to sign the petition.
Note: This proposal was begun in 2023, but couldn't be completed in time for the 2023 grant cycle, so I am finishing it now, and hope to turn in the grant by the deadline on July 22nd 2024.
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Petition created on July 8, 2023