Public Art • Placemaking • City Design
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
This week Matthew Mazzotta came with me to Athens, Ga., as the second artist-in-residence for the Athens Public Art Master Plan During his visit, Mazzotta conducted five “outdoor living room” public conversations about art, place and community in Athens. The conversations were held … Continued
The Athens Public Art Master Plan process includes a unique feature, three guest artists who will visit Athens for a week at a time to provide insight into opportunities for public art in Athens. How does bringing artists from St. … Continued
As part of the Athens, Ga., public art master plan process, I recently gave a lecture on the work of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, and its mission of “Art Ignites Change.” You can read a blog post of the … Continued
I’m pleased to be working for my hometown, Narberth PA., as its public art consultant on a project to replace the bridge that connects the north and south sides of our borough. It’s a small but sweet project, involving the … Continued
The Mural Arts Program’s Open Source exhibition took a second step forward yesterday when French artist JR began posting a portrait of a immigrant on the side wall of a Center City office building. As WHYY’s Peter Crimmins put it: JR, who … Continued
The City of Santa Rosa’s Art in Public Places Program has announced the selection of four artists for its “Downtown Connect” project. This is the first project being implemented since the completion of the Santa Rosa Public Art Master Plan, … Continued
Five of our clients over the past decade followed our advice, and look what happened. We are pleased to report that five public art projects inspired by plans and research that we undertook for our clients were honored by this year’s Public … Continued
For the past eighteen months I have been helping the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program plan and launch a new social practice residency, the Neighborhood Time Exchange. The project grew out of a muraLAB event in 2012, at which I invited … Continued
January 8 update: Bruguera seems to be under some form of house arrest. As we celebrate the new year with friends and family, and use this winter break to contemplate our plans for the year, we should take a moment … Continued