900 Block Art Plaza

DESIGN INSPIRED BY THE LIFE AND WORK OF RAY EAMES.

An objective of the 900 Block Art Plaza project is to highlight the life and work of Ray Eames, a Sacramento native who was an artist and designer working in partnership with her husband Charles. This interpretive layer meets the goals of the Envision O Street Concept Plan, which identifies the need for interactive art, play for all, and activation of underutilized space.

The Art Plaza concept design pays tribute to the abstract playfulness, color, and sense of curiosity that characterizes the Eames’s body of work. It foregrounds Ray as a woman who made significant contributions to the fields of architecture, design, and art in the modern era.