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HOUSTON – Aug. 16, 2011 – Local artists for the InsperityTM Golf Experience at Discovery Green reveal details of their designs for the nine-hole miniature golf course. The artfully crafted course reflects the artists’ talents, inspirations and hobbies. Their creations will be located on the Sarofim Picnic Lawn for park visitors to play a round of miniature golf from Sept. 1 through Nov. 27, 2011. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Thursdays – Sundays.

This interactive art exhibition was curated by Clint Willour. Artists creating holes for the Insperity Golf Experience at Discovery Green include:

GONZO247 of Aerosol Warfare
Manager and lead artist at Aerosol Warfare Gallery, GONZO247 called upon his graffiti art background to create a fun and challenging hole, “Holy Moley.” Golfers will putt through a series of ramps and obstacles, while marveling at the hole’s urban look and graffiti feel.

The Art Guys
The work of Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing has been seen in over 150 locations around the world. While they seek to expand the dialog and boundaries of art, the pair utilizes a wide range of materials and activities. They have used more traditional materials – plywood and green carpet – to create “A Sure Thing.” At this hole, golfers putt their ball down a narrow ramp and are guaranteed a hole-in-one.

Elaine Bradford
Best known for her series of crochet work, Bradford will once again dazzle the art community with “Hole in the Sidereal.” In addition to the Insperity Golf Experience at Discovery Green, Bradford is involved with Houston arts organizations including BOX 13 ArtSpace, DiverseWorks and Lawndale Art Center.

Bill Davenport
Davenport’s hole, “Deux Buffet,” reflects another well-known work at Discovery Green: “Monument Au Fantome” by Jean Dubuffet. The mini-replica of this well-known artwork challenges golfers to putt either around or through the imaginary city created by Jean Dubuffet.

Noah Edmundson
Edmundson’s work can be seen throughout Houston, including Lawndale, Blaffer Gallery, DiverseWorks and now, Discovery Green. Edmundson is a former oil rig equipment fabricator who turned metal art sculptor and designer and now serves as Director of the Art Car Museum. His golf hole is a sleek and slithery “Snake Hole” for the course out of plywood, turf and steel.

Jonathan Leach
Leach’s artwork will enliven Discovery Green with its array of bold, colorful patterns. The elevated design, “Short Cut Putt,” will challenge golfers to hit their ball up ramps and through other obstacles or take a short cut.

Jason Makepeace
Makepeace will contribute a dynamic component to the InsperityTM Golf Experience at Discovery Green. The design combines his knowledge in multiple mediums having worked alongside bronze sculptors, custom carpenters and marble sculptors. Makepeace has shared his artistic talents at the University of Houston, High School for Performing and Visual Art and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. He will create “Fishin Hole” with Seth Mittag at Discovery Green.

Seth Mittag
Like much of his work, Mittag’s design for the Insperity Golf Experience at Discovery Green incorporates his influence working as a professional puppet maker and his love for storytelling. “Fishin Hole,” created with Jason Makepeace, reflects his passion for fishing and is equipped with small kayaks and self portraits.

Anthony Thompson Shumate
As a contemporary sculptor, Shumate combines corporate designs and contemporary aesthetics to create a subversive commentary on the modern American social landscape. In his larger-than-life pinball machine, “The Galactic Forfeit Cowboy Lounge,” created for the InsperityTM Golf Experience at Discovery Green, golfers place their ball on a spring launcher in an attempt to sink their putt.

Emily Sloan
Golfers will need a great deal of precision when facing “Sloan Winding Landscape.” The landscape-inspired structure is equipped with several cut-out holes, which golfers will need to shoot directly through in order to complete the hole.

Admission fees are $5 per adult player and $3 for children under the age of 12. Group discounts are available.

For more information about the Insperity Golf Experience at Discovery Green, please visit: www.discoverygreen.com.

Insperity
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Discovery Green
Discovery Green is a 12-acre park created by a public-private partnership between the City of Houston and the non-profit Discovery Green Conservancy. Since the park opened in April 2008, it has welcomed more than 2 million visitors and hosted more than 800 public and private events. The Discovery Green Conservancy works with hundreds of programming partners to present three dynamic programming seasons each year most of which are FREE and open to the public.

As a non-profit organization, the Conservancy raises all the funds needed for the programming that Houstonians enjoy. Help to ensure that Discovery Green remains an accessible and incomparable public gathering space by becoming a member of the Green Team.

LOCATION
Discovery Green is located at 1500 McKinney in downtown Houston, in front of the George R. Brown Convention Center and the Hilton Americas. The park is just blocks away from Main Street, Minute Maid Park and the Toyota Center.

CONTACT INFORMATION
www.discoverygreen.com or call (713) 400.7336.
Visitors to the park are invited to stay connected to Discovery Green online through Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube.