Public Art • Placemaking • City Design
The Frederick Arts Council presented its new public art master plan – Connections – at its annual membership meeting this week. The plan lays out a vision for public art that connects the rich texture of Frederick’s city, countryside, villages, … Continued
muraLAB is back! Next week, July 19, Philadelphia Mural Arts will be hosting two very special guests who are leading the arts components of two of the nation’s most important public realm initiatives. Miranda Kyle, Arts Coordinator, Atlanta Belt Line … Continued
Two projects commissioned by the Alexandria Office of the Arts of the Arts were recognized by the Americans for the Arts, Year in Review, this week. Both projects were part of the Time and Place initiative, which grew of the … Continued
Join a conversation with St. Paul City Artist Amanda Lovelee, part of the ongoing muraLAB series that I organize with Mural Arts Philadelphia. Here are the details! And check out Amanda’s essay on NextCity!
One of the projects I worked on with Mural Arts Philadelphia was recognzied by the Americans for the Arts, Year in Review, this week. Mat Tomezcko’s 14 Movements, A Symphony in Color, was commissioned as a temporary project during the … Continued
This summer the Arts Center of the Capital Region and the City of Troy will together present “Troy Summer Square” at Troy’s Monument Square. “Summer Square” will be a key public engagement component for the Troy Master Plan for Public … Continued
Artist Nate Harris has begun installing five new artworks at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, which has evolved from its days as a military base into an office and industrial area, including firms such as an active shipyard and the … Continued
Watch the YouTube stream by clicking here and scrolling to March 8. On March 8 I had the pleasure of moderating a discussion that explored intersection of art, history and science. This conversation was organized by artist Sheldon Scott as part … Continued
I’ve completed another week of work in Athens, Ga., this time with guest artist Wing Young Huie, a Minneapolis-based photographer known for his projects that challenge people to bring their hidden selves into public view. Wing and our host, the … Continued
I was honored to be invited as a U.S. representative to an Urban Thinkers Campus workshop called “The City We Need: Open for Art,” this winter. About 50 arts professionals, artists and planners from around the world debated the relationship between … Continued