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Public Art and the Media
A public art organization is most valuable when the public is engaged in its projects and programs. With limited staff time and an understanding that a public art manager takes on “all other duties as assigned,” how can we create effective media plans that will continually engage local, regional, and national media? In this workshop, presenters will share helpful tools for building successful relationships with the media. For any public art manager or artist interested in getting the word out about their projects, marketing them, and engaging the community, this workshop will present best practices and practical solutions.
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Public Art Network Reception
Public Art professionals are invited to attend this traveling evening reception to several artists studios in Philadelphia. The reception will begin with a visit to the studio of sculptor and installation artist Donald Lipski. The reception will continue on to the Crane Art Building, a unique community of artist studios and art gallery. The evening will culminate at the glass studio of artist Ray King who will premier his newest work, 'Hello David'. The bus will depart from hotel at 7:30 and provide transportation to all three studios. Seating on the bus is first come, first serve and is limited to 55 guests. Guests are also welcome to cab to studio receptions independently of bus transportation.
7:30: Bus departs hotel
Studio 1: Donald Lipski, 1714 N. Mascher Street
Studio 2: Crane Art Building, 1400 North American Street
Studio 3: Artist, Ray King, 835 N. Third Street
10:00: Bus returns to hotel
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So You Think You Need A Public Art Plan?
A public art plan can be a useful tool for setting artistic visions; identifying and prioritizing opportunities; addressing resource challenges; and building stronger relationships with government, civic, and private partners. If you think your community or art program is ready for a public art plan, this workshop is for you. A targeted session for start-up programs as well as established ones, it will cover topics such as how to: decide if this is the right time to undertake a plan, set goals for what you want to accomplish, identify the skills your planning team will need, and think through the planning process that will serve you best. Workshop leaders will bring their collective experience of working on more than a dozen public art plans across North America to this information-packed workshop.
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Dynamic Systems for Thriving Collections
Public art collections are growing, along with the need to better track, maintain, and promote them. Simple collections databases are now dynamic systems supporting artwork maintenance schedules, conservation documentation, multimedia files, and searchable online platforms. Learn how to select the right system for your collection, see models of off-the-shelf and self-built systems in action, and take away tips for implementing a new system.
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Public Art and Economic Development
Public art is increasingly seen as a key element in economic development strategies. While it is difficult to quantify the economic impact of specific works of art, the presence of public art is seen as an indicator of increased economic vitality. This session will focus on the growing role of public art in civic economic development strategies. It will examine the role public art has played in economic development, using as examples the cities of Portland (OR) and San Jose, and it will examine the pros and cons of employing public art as a tool in economic development.
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Burden of History: Interpreting and Preserving our Past
For public art programs in historic areas, it is a challenge to balance respect for the past while acknowledging the present. How do we decide what to keep, restore, and maintain in order to create a heritage? Can we bring new meaning to our history and environment? What is learned from preserving or interpreting historic objects and places, and will this affect how the future views us? An artist, conservator, curator, and administrator will consider these and other cultural heritage issues.
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Public Art Innovator
Pepón Osorio—born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, in 1955—is best known for large-scale installations. Osorio was educated at the Universidad Inter-Americana in Puerto Rico and Herbert H. Lehman College in New York, and received an M.A. from Columbia University in 1985. Osorio’s pieces, influenced by his experience as a social worker in the Bronx, usually evolve from an interaction with the neighborhoods and people among which he is working. “My principal commitment as an artist is to return art to the community,” he has said. His work has been shown at the Whitney Museum of American Art and El Museo del Barrio in New York, el Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico and El Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico, and the Smithsonian Museum of American Art in Washington, DC.
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- Pepón Osorio, Artist, Philadelphia
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Philadelphia's Firsts
This session will look at the origins and evolution of the first public art programs in the country in the categories of: nonprofit, percent-for-art, redevelopment, and private development.
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What Do Artists Want?
Since the Open Letter to Public Art Administrators disputing the request for proposal process was posted on the Americans for the Arts Public Art Listserv, artists and program managers have held salons across the country to draft professional standards they would like to see adopted within the public art field. This lightly facilitated working session will be the culmination of these efforts, resulting in a document to be presented to the Public Art Network Council in the hope that its adoption will result in more clarity and consistency in the way artists and agencies work together.
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Provoking the Ripple Effect: A Challenge to Public Art
This panel presents case-study projects that challenge public art to go beyond the traditional object through a tool box of materials (about production of curriculum, workshops, catalogues, tours, websites, and wayfinding elements) and strategies (as researchers, educators, design and political provocateurs). The artists leading this session have been informed by working with diverse populations—incarcerated women, persons with disabilities, and post-industrial communities, etc. The artists will analyze how their methods have provoked new outcomes for public art programs.
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Mirror, Mirror: The Power of 15 Seconds of Fame in 'FaceTime'
We will discuss how the tools of biometrics and surveillance in the public space create a dialog where image-making and aesthetics take precedence over the use of cameras to control populations. We will also talk about how the artwork also serves as a mirror, reflecting behavioral dictates of public space. Our discussion will include play back sequences from image captures on-site as short movies and will attempt to raise a variety of critical questions about how interactive media affects and influences civic space.
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The Evolution of T.I.M.E.—Temporary Installations Made for the Environment
Annually, the Art in Public Places Program of New Mexico Arts collaborates with a rural community to commission up to 10 temporary, visually engaging, and conceptually rich environmental artworks based upon a central theme that can be broadly interpreted. The goal is to expose rural communities to cutting-edge contemporary art on a short-term basis and provide the opportunity to create artworks with artists who may have never ventured into the public art field.
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Legally Bound: Opposing Perspectives on Public Art Contracts
In this session, attorneys who routinely represent the parties to public art contracts will engage in a lively debate about public art legal issues. They will present the differing perspectives of many interested parties, including the artist, the city, the commissioning party/agency, and the community. Current legal trends in public art, opposing views on key legal issues, creative negotiation strategies, and recent legal developments will be covered.
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Public View of the Public Artist
This panel will explore public engagement from the artist's point of view. The presenting artists each respond to the civic realm in various capacities, using diverse approaches to art-making and offering the public a fresh way of seeing.
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Representational Sculpture in Public Art: The Role of Tradition in the Avant-Garde
This panel will consider the ever-present requests for representational figures in public art, the tradition from which figurative representation springs, and this form's role in contemporary public art today.
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Manifest Destiny: A Meeting of the Minds on the State of Public Art
What’s a national convention without a Great Debate? The dramatic expansion of public art programs across the nation has resulted in an unprecedented introduction of art into the public realm. Hear veteran public artists and administrators critique the evolution of the public art field and its impact on civic life in this town hall-style meeting staged in true democratic fashion. Be part of the delegation as these “candidates” address issues expressed by audience members and participants from across the country!
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- Jack Becker, Executive Director, Public Art Review
- Mel Chin, Artist
- Patricia Fuller, Public Art Curator, MIT List Visual Arts Center
- Jennifer McGregor, Curator, Wave Hill Public Garden & Cultural Center
- Patricia Phillips, Writer, Curator, Professor of Art History, Cornell University
- Lyndsay Richter, Program Administrator, Art-in-Transit, Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)
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Knowing Your Place: Public Art in Transit Stations
Panel members will share a combined one hundred years of public art expertise on how they have met the challenges of bringing artwork into a system literally run by engineers. Sometimes the projects that highlight the best methods for achieving artistic success can cause conflict when working within organizations who require safety, security, and durability. The role and impact of community planning on artistic vision will be illustrated with projects at significant places.
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- Sandra Bloodworth, Director, Arts for Transit, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York
- David Allen, Director, Arts in Transit, City of St. Louis
- Maya Emsden, Deputy Executive Officer, Creative Services, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
- Jack Mackie, Artist
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Public Art: The Next Generation
This session examines the ever-evolving future of public art. It investigates the trend toward nonmunicipal, artist-initiated public interventions and explores the use of new technologies to create intimate public works as well as building-size public interactions. These projects change the way we define public art and public artists, and test the boundaries between traditional forms of art, advertising, and architecture.
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- Kendal Henry, Public Art and Urban Design Consultant, Director of Culture and Economic Development, Newburgh, NY
- Ji Lee, Artist, Art Director, School of Visual Arts Instructor, author of The Bubble Project
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- Marc and Sara Schiller , Wooster Collective
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