Petr Jandacek admires art work being proposed for the County Municipal Building’s West Plaza at Thursday’s ‘Artful Celebration: Municipal Building Art Open House,’ event, hosted by the Art in Public Places Board. The event included guided tours of art work on display throughout the interior of the Municipal Building and a meet the artists area where they discussed examples of their proposed work for the building’s west plaza. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos County Chief Financial Officer Steve Lynne visits with artists during the Thursday’s ‘Artful Celebration:Municipal Building Art Open House’ event. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Artist Peter Swedenburg shows a sample of his work during Thursday’s event. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Artist Evelyn Rosenberg discusses her work Thursday. In addition to submitting a proposal to create a piece of art for the municipal building, Rosenberg also is exhibiting her work at Mesa Public Library. Her exhibit is titled, ‘Detonography: The Explosive Art of Evelyn Rosenberg.’ Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Artist Troy Williams discusses his work. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Susie Schillaci, a member of the Art in Public Places Advisory Board, gives a tour of the art displayed at the municipal building Thursday. She points out a piece titled, ‘Storytime,’ by Lillian Seamons. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Susie Schillaci leads a group of people on a tour of the municipal building’s art collection. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

The group checks out a mural made of puzzle pieces on loan from the United Way. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

A tour group checks out a sculpture titled, ‘Winter’s Circle’ by Kirk Tatum. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

The group looks at Gloria Sharp’s painting, ‘Primarily Speaking.’ Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com