The exhbition "This Land Is Your Land" will be on display starting at the end of May in NorthPark Center in Dallas, TX. Ivan Navarro, a native born Chilean artist, created a series of water tower artworks that intergrate neon and text. The artworks, formarly on display in Madison Square Park in New York City, are situtated within a shopping plaza. Visitors can walk underneath them to see the text installed within the water towers, which reference a vital structure used to support the city.
Historical public artwork "Subway Riders" by artist Ralph Fasanella will be taking a trip over the next three years as part of a traveling exhibtion. "Subway Riders" was installed in the New York City subway in 1980's and is one of the more signficant publicly accessible pieces on display in the subway system. It will be exhibited with the show “Self Taught Genius: Treasures From the American Folk Art Museum.”
Nashville Business Journal touts Annual Convention
Americans for the Arts Annual Convention kicked off unofficially on June 12th with the preconferences and their related field trips. The Public Art Preconference included a tour of repurposed artist studios and enclaves in Nashville, Tennessee. The tour, “Reclamation as Transition - From Factories to Churches: Creating Artist Spaces and Places,” illustrated ways cities can engage the creative class for a more vibrant community.
Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, announced the recipients of the 2014 Americans for the Arts Annual Local Arts Leadership Awards.
Recipients Named in the 2014 Annual Local Arts Leadership Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, announced the recipients of the 2014 Americans for the Arts Annual Local Arts Leadership Awards. Presented each year, these awards recognize the achievements of individuals, organizations or programs committed to enriching their communities through the arts
Individuals and organizations in Tennessee - Grant Deadline is May 12!
The Tennessee Arts Commission is offering grants to Tennessee-based arts organizations and individuals for Americans for the Arts' Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee this June 12 - 15.
Australian Koala Public Art Project and Houston Center for Photography mobile studio featured
Marete Wester, Senior Director of Arts Policy at Americans for the Arts, took part in the Global Alliance for Arts & Health’s conference in Houston, April 9-12. The Global Alliance, a long-time partner with Americans for the Arts, celebrated the 25th Anniversary of its founding with more than 300 of its worldwide members including professionals, students and organizations in the arts, humanities and medicine.
Community leaders are working on a vision for public art in Grand Forks, including a nine-member commission for arts and culture
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
A group of community leaders in Grand Forks, North Dakota are creating a public art program using the development of 42nd Street as a catalyst. The proposed commission of arts and culture, which includes representatives from the city’s Urban Development department, the Grand Forks Park District, North Valley Arts Council, North Dakota Museum of Art, the Chamber of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, an architect, and three local artists, is looking into the long-term future to make polices for public art and to review current artworks located in public spaces.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Liesel Fenner, Americans for the Arts’ public art program manager, was a guest on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show on September 26.
The show discussed public art’s role in placemaking and community building. She appeared alongside Angela Anderson Adams, public art administrator for Arlington Economic Development, and Roger Lewis, architect, “Shaping the City” columnist at Washington Post, and Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Maryland College Park.
Mr. Chin to Receive Award at the Americans for the Arts Public Art Preconference in San Antonio
Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, announced today that it is presenting the 2012 Public Art Network Award to conceptual visual artist Mel Chin. The Public Art Network Award honors innovative contributions to, and exemplary commitment and leadership in, public art. Mr. Chin will receive his award on June 7 at the Americans for the Arts Public Art Preconference in San Antonio.
Awardees to be Honored on June 14 and 15 at Americans for the Arts Convention in Pittsburgh, PA
Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, announced the recipients of the 2013 Americans for the Arts Annual Local Arts Leadership Awards. Presented each year, these awards recognize the achievements of individuals, organizations or programs committed to enriching their communities through the arts.
Since 2000, the Americans for the Arts Public Art Network's Year in Review has annually recognized outstanding public art projects through an open call submission and curation/selection process.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
It's election season here at Americans for the Arts! Nominate yourself or a colleague to become a member of one of our four Network Councils: Arts Education, Emerging Leaders, Private Sector, and Public Art Network.
Author(s): Public Art Network Advisory Council
Date of Publication: Jan 01, 2011
Best Practice Goals and Guidelines outlines the guidelines for the field in order to ensure a process that is ethical, fair, and reasonable for artists, curators/arts administrators, etc.
Author(s): Cohen, Randy
Date of Publication: May 01, 2016
This one pager give an overview of key data from the 2015 Local Arts Agency Census about how local arts agencies support and public art projects.
Author(s): Walsh, Patricia
Date of Publication: Jun 01, 2015
The results for the 2015 effort Americans for the Arts and the PAN Council exploration in the development and management of several established regionally foscused public art groups to better understand how these groups opperated.
Author(s): Miller, Susan M.; Hulstrand, Janet; Kagan, Janet, Kirkland, Larry
Date of Publication: Jan 01, 2010
This resource provides information about the thoughtful integration of public art into city spaces. It outlines some of the major questions concerning public art and city development.
ALL RISE, was a collaborative art collective series curated by Meagan Atiyeh and Elizabeth Spavento, featured a year and a half of performances, events and temporary art installations organized for and presented at an vacant city block at the location of Seattle City Light’s future Denny Substation.
ALL RISE, was a collaborative art collective series curated by Meagan Atiyeh and Elizabeth Spavento, featured a year and a half of performances, events and temporary art installations organized for and presented at an vacant city block at the location of Seattle City Light’s future Denny Substation.
This grand sculputre relies on approximately 7,000 multi-colored aluminum elements to define a soft, undulating volume on the south side of this hospital parking structure.
Artist Shinique Smith created a new 70-by-76-foot temporary mural, titled Seven Moon Junction at Boston's Dewey Square Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway.
The final webinar in the current trends series will explore the cross-section of public art and arts education. This webinar will bring together expert practitioners to examine the intersection of the fields, discuss the shared language and begin to synthesis strategies to work towards shared outcomes. In this webinar you will learn about successful projects and processes for artists, administrators and educators working in this space.
Speakers:
Michele Cohen, Curator, Federal Government
This is the second part of a three part discussion series on new topics and trends in the public art field. Participants will hear from Jules Rochielle, Founder, Researcher, and Curator of the Social Practices Art Network (SPAN), a resource for individuals, organizations, community groups, and institutions that are interested in new genre art forms and practices. In 2014, SPAN launched an international research project focused on the needs of socially and community engaged artists.
Two project managers and two artists discuss building successful relationships and developing skills sets that lead to the best art project while cultivating creative thinking and problem solving. Public art professionals at all levels of experience are encouraged to register.
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