Published on January 14, 2025
Funds will support a public art maintenance project.
SAN ANTONIO (January 14, 2025) – The City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $30,000 for public art maintenance. The matching grant will support the maintenance of “World Walk”, a 2017 artwork featuring colored tabs along a chain-link fence and concrete designs on a pedestrian bridge over Poteet Jourdanton Freeway in Council District 4. This award is one of 1,400 Grants for Arts Projects the NEA is awarding nationwide, totaling more than $35 million as part of the recent announcement of fiscal year 2025 grants.
“The NEA is proud to continue our nearly 60 years of supporting the efforts of organizations and artists that help to shape our country’s vibrant arts sector and communities of all types across our nation,” said NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD. “It is inspiring to see the wide range of creative projects taking place, including this public art restoration project in San Antonio.”
“World Walk” transforms the pedestrian bridge into an immersive atlas where viewers can walk around the globe at the latitudinal access of San Antonio. Maintenance will begin later this year and continue through fiscal year 2026.
“Public artworks can encounter wear and tear over time with exposure to the elements,” said Department of Arts & Culture Director Krystal Jones. “Our department is committed to protecting and preserving San Antonio’s public art collection for future generations to enjoy. In fiscal year 2024, we provided maintenance on more than 33 public artworks. With this support from the NEA, we will ensure that ‘World Walk’ will inspire and provide connection for all those who experience the artwork.”
For more information on other projects included in the NEA’s grant announcement, visit Arts.gov/News. To learn more about the Department of Arts & Culture’s Public Art Program, go to SA.gov/Arts and follow us @GetCreativeSA.