ICON Water Trails has chosen artist Matthew Mazzotta to launch a public art project that will integrate public art with the former Central Iowa Water Trails initiative.

The group picked Mazzotta and his “Heads Up” design to activate the $125,000 National Endowment for the Arts “Our Town” grant that was awarded to Polk County and Bravo Greater Des Moines.

Mazzotta was one of dozens of applicants and three finalists for the Shoreline Signals project. According to a news release announcing his selection, Mazzotta has won numerous international art and architecture awards.

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