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Let There Be Light (and Color!)

Goodnight Raleigh is happy to announce that the celebrated light sculpture, Color Wall, created in 1972 by renowned Raleigh artist and beloved College of Design professor, Joe Cox, will soon once again bedazzle Hillsborough Street. The Color Wall will be relit at a public event during the official reopening and dedication of Hillsborough Street celebration to be held on Sept. 25. You can visit the Color Wall Web site for more information. Goodnight Raleigh will keep our readers posted as details of the public re-lighting are finalized.

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5 Comments:


Chris M.
06/21/2010

That’s great news!

Ben
06/21/2010

Yes!!

Jamie
06/21/2010

How awesome! And at the time of the dedication of Hillsborough st. and it’s roundabouts. Perfect! Can’t wait to see it. Thanks for keeping us updated on the progress.

Matt
06/22/2010

Yes! Congrats, guys!

krinkn
07/16/2010

Yay! I’m so happy to see it back on. I was at the School of Design when the wall was still working some and Joe was still teaching. He was very talented and a great teacher.

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