The City of Ocala Municipal Government, through its Ocala Cultural Arts Division, has announced the completion of the functional relief sculpture at the E.D. Croskey Recreation Center.
The functional portion of the installation is sound absorption. This extends the ability of the facility to provide more music, theater and other performance opportunities and will serve as the alternative rain location for the Levitt AMP Ocala Music Series. It addresses the sound tunnel that currently exists when bringing performances inside the building, mitigating the need for ear plugs. This will also assist during recreational activities including basketball, Zumba, and other fitness classes hosted in the facility.
The installation pays tribute to the African-American quilting tradition, utilizing textiles to create traditional geometric patterns reflective of this tradition with customized sound panels. The E.D. Croskey Recreation Center is part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex and serves as a historical and cultural asset to the community. The pattern of the work pays homage to the historical impact of the African American heritage in West Ocala. It also mirrors the mud cloth pattern represented on the Ocala Black History Mural at Webb Field which was restored in 2019.
Multi-talented artists, Stephen and Jessica Pigman, began the sculptural installation portion of the project on June 2, and the project was completed in late August.
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