Public Art Conference Archive—2001

Compel and Provoke: Public Art 2001
Sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Schedule

8:00 am–5:00 pm: Registration

9:00 am–9:15 pm: Welcoming Remarks

• Jennifer McGregor, Public Art Network Facilitator and Preconference Co-Chair, New York, NY
• Charlotte Cohen, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and Preconference Co-Chair, New York, NY

9:15 am–10:30 am: Public Art Year in Review

• Jack Becker, Forecast Public Artworks, St. Paul, MN
•  Harriet F. Senie, Art Historian and Author, Brooklyn, NY

10:45 am–11:30 am: Small Group Study Sessions I

• ADA Accessibility + Public Art
• Tonia Macneil, San Francisco Art Commission, CA
• Carla Sanders, New Mexico Art in Public Places, Santa Fe, NM
  
  
• Conservation
• Chris Manke, Public Art Program, Wisconsin Art Board, Madison, W.
• Hafthor Yngvason, Cambridge Arts Council, Cambridge, MA
  
  
• Deaccessioning
• Kerry Kennedy, Broward County Cultural Affairs Division, Public Art and Design Program, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  
  
• Design Teams and Integration
• Richard Brecknock, Brecknock Consulting, Adelaide, Australia
• Mark Spitzer, AIA, Arai/Jackson Architects and Planners, Seattle, WA
  
  
• Developing New Artists
• Rochelle Branch, City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division, Pasadena, CA
• Harriet Traurig, City of San Jose, San Jose, CA
  
  
• Beyond The Edge: Participatory Programs/Public Art Projects
• Charles Moleski, Fairmount Park Art Association, Philadelphia, PA
• Janet Zweig, Artist, Brooklyn, NY, John Stone, Artist, Philadelphia, PA
  
  
• Preparing for the Big One: Smaller Programs Tackle Larger Projects
• Sherri Olsen, Bernallio County Percent for Public Art Program, Albuquerque, NM
• Lori Roderick, Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL
• Judi Holdorf Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL
  
  
• Project Evaluation
• Cathie Behrend, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Percent for Art Program, New York, NY
  
  
• Public Art Master Plans
• Gretchen Freeman, Freeman Whitehurst Group, Phoenix, AZ
• Jean Greer, Arts And Science Council, Public Art, Inc., Charlotte, NC
  
  
• Public/ Private Partnerships
• Susan Miller Davis, Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia, Percent for Art Program, Philadelphia, PA
• Robin Franklin Nigh, City of Tampa-Art in Public Places, Tampa, FL
  
  
• Temporary Public Art Projects
• Kristin Calhoun, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR
• Carole Anne Meehan, Vita Brevis Project, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA

11:40 am–12:30 pm: Small Group Study Sessions II, Repeated Group Sessions

12:30 pm–1:30 pm: Networking Lunch

2:00 pm–5:00 pm: Public Art Tours

• Manhattan Tours
• 42nd Street/Times Square
  Jennifer McGregor, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY
• African American Burial Ground / Federal Building
  Lorraine Haucke, U.S. General Services Administration, New York, NY
  Adrian Sas, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, New York, NY
• Battery Park City
  Joyce Pomeroy Schwartz, Works of Art for Public Spaces, Ltd., New York, NY
• Harlem
  Maria Dominguez, El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY
• Lower East Side
  Susan Fleminger, Abrons Art Center, New York, NY
• New York City Schools
  Michele Cohen, Public Art for Public Schools, Long Island City, NY
• Rockefeller Center
  Sandra Lang, New York University, New York, NY
• Roosevelt Island
  Gregory P. Mink, City of New York Heath and Hospitals Corporation, New York, NY
• Lower Manhattan And Historic Battery Park
  Jenny Dixon, Bronx Museum of Art, Bronx, NY
  
  
• Bronx Tours
• Lehman College/Hall Of Fame For Great Americans
  Susan Hoetzel, Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY
  
  
• Queens Tours
• Long Island City : Sculptural Spaces
  Alyson Baker, Socrates Sculpture Park, Astoria, NY
  Amy Hau, Isamu Noguchi Museum, Astoria, NY
• Crossing The Line: Temporary Projects By The Queens Museum Of Art
  Valerie Smith, Queens Museum of Art, Corona, NY
  
  
• Transit Tours
• MTA Highlights: 81 St. Station / Museum Of Natural History
  Kendal Henry, MTA, Arts for Transit Program, New York, NY
• MTA Highlights: Grand Central Terminal + Lincoln Center
  Erica Behrens, MTA Arts for Transit, New York, NY
• Hudson Bergen Light Rail, New Jersey Transit
  Tom Moran, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Trenton, NJ

6:30 pm–7:30 pm: Evening Reception at the International Center of Photography

Friday, July 27

8:00 am–5:00 pm: Registration

8:00 am–9:00 am: Breakfast Informal Roundtable Discussions

9:00 am–10:00am: Keynote Address

• Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Artist

10:00 am–11:15 am: Panel Presentations

• New Technology and Public Space
  Moderator: Rachel Stevens, Creative Time, Inc., New York, NY
  Panelists: Liz Canner, Artist, Sommerville, Ma, Werner Klotz, Artist, Mill Valley,
  CA, Natalie Jeremijenko, Center For Advanced Technology, New York University, New York, NY
  
  
• Turning Up the Volume: Increased Visibility of Public Art
  Moderator: Glenn Harper, Sculpture Magazine, Washington, DC
  Panelists: Alice Aycock, Artist, New York, NY; Casey Blake, Professor, Department of
  History, Columbia University, New York, NY; Jeffrey Kastner, Writer,
  Brooklyn, NY

11:30 am–12:45 pm: Panel Presentations

• An Examination of Community-Based Public Art Projects and Processes
  Moderator: Julyen Norman, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, Baltimore, MD
  Panelist: Meg Saligman, Artist, Philadelphia, PA; Zevilla Jackson Preston, Architect, New York, NY
  
  
• The Distribution of Power in the Public Art Process
  Moderator: Tom Finkelpearl, P.S.1 CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER, New York, NY
  Panelists: Dennis Adams, Artist, New York, NY; Mary Miss, Artist, New York,
  NY, Tom Otterness, Artist, Brooklyn, NY.

1:00 pm–1:45 pm: Networking Lunch

2:00 pm–5:00 pm: Studio Tours

• Manhattan Tours
• Chelsea
  Charlotte Cohen, New York City Department Of Cultural Affairs, New York, NY
• Hell's Kitchen
  LENI Schwendinger, Artist, New York, NY
• SoHo
  Tsipi Ben-Haim, City Arts, Inc., New York, NY, BILL MOAKLER, ARTIST, NEW YORK, NY.
• TRIBECA
  Diane Shamash, Minetta Brook, New York, NY
• World Views Program at World Trade Center
  Mouktar Kocache, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY
• Bronx Tours
• Bronx Museum Of Art
  Jenny Dixon, Bronx Museum of Art, Bronx, NY
• Longwood Residency Program + Hunts Point Area Studios
  Rob Blackson, Bronx Council on the Arts, Bronx, NY
• Brooklyn Tours
• DUMBO
  Anne Pasternak, Creative Time, Inc., New York, NY
• Williamsburg
  Meridith McNeal, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
• Public Art Fund Tour
  Richard Griggs, The Public Art Fund, New York, NY
• Queens Tours
• Long Island City
  Mary Ceruti, Sculpture Center, New York, NY
• P.S.1 Studio Program
  Tom Finkelpearl, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, NY

6:00 pm–8:00 pm Closing Reception at The Anchorage, hosted by Creative Time.