Elsie McCarthy Sensory Garden
7561 N. 55th Avenue
(N. 55th and Orangewood)

SoundBloom

Artists: Betsy Andrews and Lichen Frank
Steel Tree Structure 
Completed in May 2019

SoundBloom, a public artwork, was created through a partnership between the City of Glendale Arts & Culture Program, Glendale Parks and Recreation and the West Valley Arts Council's Gallery 37 Program, which matches high school students and master artists in an effort to create and install public art in the West Valley. The selected students earned college credit while working with artists, Betsy Andrews and Lichen Frank, on this project. The resulting public art includes murals on pillars, a steel tree structure and sandblasted designs on concrete seating. The steel tree structure features wind chimes; and desert lavender bushes are planted in between the pillars to enhance the sensory experience of park visitors.