City of West Palm Beach Invites Public to Artist Talk with Davina Semo
Published on October 27, 2026
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Contacts:
Kathleen Joy, Director of Communications
City of West Palm Beach – Mayor’s Office
kjoy@wpb.org
(561) 822-1411 (TTY: 800-955-8771)
Sybille Canthal, Director of Arts, Culture and Community Building
City of West Palm Beach – Mayor’s Office
scanthal@wpb.org
(561) 822-1521
City of West Palm Beach Invites Public to Artist Talk with Davina Semo
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (October 27, 2026) — The City of West Palm Beach’s Art in Public Places (AiPP) program invites the public to attend an Artist Talk with visual artist Davina Semo. Hosted by the Armory Art Center, the talk is scheduled for Thursday, November 5, at 10 a.m. The event is free and open to the public, and advance registration is required.
Join artist Davina Semo for an in-depth discussion about her art practice and her new site-specific commission for Currie Park. Ahead of her first permanent large-scale public art installation, Semo will share her perspective and continued exploration of the resonant qualities of bells. Her work reimagines the traditional bell forms and is finished with varying combinations of patination, texture, and decorative elements. Semo’s bells intentionally invite the public to ring them, producing harmonious tonalities.
Visual artist Davina Samo
The commission at Currie Park is part of the City's ongoing efforts to integrate engaging public art into its parks and public spaces, creating opportunities for residents and visitors to connect with art in meaningful ways. This installation is scheduled for fall 2027.
The Artist Talk is sponsored by the City of West Palm Beach's Art in Public Places Committee.
Event Details
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What: Artist Talk
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Who: Davina Semo
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When: Thursday, November 5, 2026 | 10:00 a.m.
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Where: Armory Art Center, 811 Park Place, West Palm Beach
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Registration: This free event is open to the public; RSVP is required. Register HERE
For more information, please contact Sybille Canthal, Director of Arts, Culture and Community Building, at scanthal@wpb.org or call (561) 822-1521.
Discover the City’s AiPP program through our free digital guide on Bloomberg Connects. Join the conversation on Instagram! Follow @WPBAiPP and @TheCityOfWPB.
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About the City of West Palm Beach
The City of West Palm Beach is a vibrant and dynamic city on Florida's Atlantic coast. With a rich history, thriving arts and cultural scene, and a commitment to sustainability, the City of West Palm Beach is a great place to live, work, and play. As one of the three largest cities making up the South Florida region and the central city of Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach is a vibrant, growing waterfront city that seamlessly blends the business advantages available in the area with a more refined and relaxed environment for living and working, making it an exceptional destination for both residents and professionals alike. To learn more about the City of West Palm Beach, visit our official website or follow us on our social media: Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter), and LinkedIn.
To contact the City of West Palm Beach, please dial (561) 822-1200 (TTY800 955-8771).
About Art in Public Places
The Art in Public Places (AiPP) public art program of the City of West Palm Beach, Florida serves its residents and visitors by presenting a diversity of artworks to be experienced in our city. The program works with the public and private sector to commission artists at all career stages to create meaningful artworks —both permanent and temporary —throughout the City’s Public Places. For more information about AiPP WPB, please visit www.wpb.org/Residents, follow us on Instagram, or contact Sybille Canthal, Director of Arts, Culture, and Community Building at (561) 822-1521 or scanthal@wpb.org.
About Davina Semo (b. 1981, Washington DC) has a BA in Visual Arts and Creative Writing from Brown University and an MFA from University of California, San Diego. Semo is currently the subject of a solo exhibition at Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, Claremont, CA, and has enjoyed recent solo exhibitions at SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA and di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa, CA. She has participated in group exhibitions at MCA Denver, CO; Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, CA; CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco; Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco; SOMArts, San Francisco; White Columns, New York; and National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C., among many others. Semo’s public commissions include “Reverberation” at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1, New York, organized by Public Art Fund (2021), and an installation of three large bells at Powder Mountain, the outdoor art park founded by Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder, in Eden, Utah (2025). Her work is included in the permanent collections at the de Young Museum, San Francisco; Davis Museum at Wellesley College, MA; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC; Benton Museum of Art; and Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN. Semo lives and works in San Francisco. She is represented by Jessica Silverman, San Francisco.