Georgetown GLOW Returns December 11-20

Five local, regional & international artists display commissioned work inspired by the historic C&O Canal

Washington, D.C. (December 2, 2015) – Five local, regional, and international artists will show commissioned light-art works inspired by the historic C&O Canal during the second annual Georgetown GLOW exhibition in Georgetown. In its second year, GLOW will expand from a weekend-long celebration to a 10-day exhibition from Friday, December 11 – Sunday, December 20 with works lit nightly from 6-10 p.m. In addition to the light works, GLOW 2015 includes an Artists’ Talk on December 12, live entertainment, store promotions and more.

Georgetown GLOW is a signature winter event celebrating the holiday season organized by the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID). Visit www.GeorgetownGLOWDC.com for announcements and updates.

Artists represented in Georgetown GLOW 2015 include: Laia Cabrera and Isabelle Duverger (New York, NY), Arthur Gallice and Hervé Orgeas (Shanghai/Washington, D.C.), the collective SHO + ULR (Pittsburgh/Gainesville, FL/Boston), Kelly Towles (Washington, D.C.), and Hiroshi Jacobs of the trans-disciplinary research and design collaborative HiJAC (Washington, D.C.).  The group of five artists represent a diverse mix of backgrounds in artistic lighting design, sculpture, architecture, street art, video mapping, and film.

This year’s exhibition encourages contemplation of, and interaction with, the natural and built environment. The intimate, historic C&O Canal—a beautiful, meditative waterway reminiscent of Georgetown’s founding as a port town and located just steps from bustling M Street—is the anchor and inspiration for the site-specific works. The C&O Canal, the “spine” of Georgetown, was erected in 1828 to carry goods westward. Today, it is a National Park Service property and a destination for recreation and respite. Visitors are encouraged to reflect as they are transported.

Deirdre Ehlen MacWilliams, a public art expert and the exhibition’s curator, said: “The energy central to GLOW is how artists play with, and become part of, the juxtaposition of the contemporary and historic inherent to Georgetown. That mix makes Georgetown a very unique and interesting place to experience any time of year. That these artists have this environment as their ‘canvas’ to create works, and that these fleeting works are so interactive, makes the experience of being in Georgetown quite revelatory.”

Over both weekends during Georgetown GLOW, visitors will enjoy nightly live outdoor musical performances from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on the lawn of Grace Church (1041 Wisconsin Avenue). Additionally, visitors shouldn’t miss a visit to Washington Harbour for a spin on the region's largest outdoor ice skating rink.

Georgetown’s holiday décor and lights make it one of the city’s most festive neighborhoods during the holiday season.  As attendees tour the public art works, they are also encouraged to take a self-guided tour of the uniquely decorated merchant windows in the fourth annual Holiday Window Competition, in which fourteen Georgetown merchants--mainly small and regional businesses--square off in a friendly competition to win top holiday decor honors. Visitors vote for their favorite store window by "liking" its photo in an album on Georgetown’s official Facebook page. The winner is crowned on December 21, the day after #GeorgetownGLOW comes to a close. 

Visitors can pick up programs/maps at Georgetown GLOW information booths located at the following locations, December 11-13 & December 18-20 from 6-10 p.m.: Grace Church (1041 Wisconsin Avenue), Jefferson Court (1025 Thomas Jefferson Street at K Street), and Pinstripes (1064 Wisconsin Avenue).

For event information anytime, visit www.GeorgetownGLOWDC.com.  

Visitors to GLOW are encouraged to follow Georgetown on Twitter (@georgetowndc), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/OfficialGeorgetownDC/) and Instagram (@officialgeorgetowndc), join the event on Facebookand participate and share via the hashtag #GeorgetownGLOW.     

      

2015 ARTISTS AND PROJECTS

Shifting Gaze: A film Installation about Choice, Desire & Memory, Laia Cabrera & Co. (Laia Cabrera + Isabelle Duverger), New York, NY.
Location:  C&O Canal wall, at 1064 Wisconsin Avenue, NW at the rear of Georgetown Park
Sponsored by Jamestown Properties & Georgetown Park

Shifting Gaze is a film-art-music installation about choice, desire and memory conceived and directed by Laia Cabrera (filmmaker and video artist) and created in collaboration with Erica Glyn (music, composer and singer) and Isabelle Duverger (animation and mapping). Shifting Gaze is a film about identity, about making choices, a memory in act. Drawing from the body, faces, urban patterns, nature and remains of activity, the piece explores a notion of choice, linked to desire and memory - choice being the present, memory representing the past and desire, the drive for a future. Underneath these mirrored imageries lie many stories about limits, freedom and self-perception.

WIRED People Project: The Lovers, Arthur Gallice & Hervé Orgeas, Shanghai/Washington, D.C.
Location: Under Wisconsin Avenue Bridge, just south of M Street

Drawing inspiration from calligraphy and its philosophy, WIRED People Project: The Lovers is a series of portraits that are hand-drawn with uninhibited brushstrokes expressing an emotion caught in time. This series has been developed in both print and sculpture. For Georgetown GLOW, Orgeas and Gallice have worked closely to introduce an experiential, lighting element to the sculpture. The result is an installation that tells the story of two lovers who meet each other at night…under the historic Wisconsin Avenue Bridge (Washington’s oldest bridge).

Intr(ə)Scapes , SHO + ULR (Pittsburgh/Gainesville, FL/Boston)
Location:  The Foundry Building Plaza, adjacent to the C&O Canal at 1055 Thomas Jefferson Street
Sponsored by The JBG Companies 

Inspired by swaying prairie grasses, Intr(ə)Scapes is an interactive light installation that invites visitors to explore and immerse themselves within its dynamic lightscape. A total of 480 eerie, glowing acrylic stalks are lit by RGB LEDs embedded within a CNC-fabricated synthetic landscape. Tracked via an infrared imaging system comprised of custom hardware and software, visitors’ movements are reflected in waves of colored light animations that shift and churn with every step. The inherent flexibility of the acrylic stalks helps them to react naturally to self-weight, air movement, and human touch, embodying and tracing the kinetic energies and latent forces present within the environment.

A Happy Place, Kelly Towles, Washington, D.C.
Location:  Jefferson Court office building courtyard, 1025 Thomas Jefferson Street at K Street
Sponsored by The JBG Companies 
Note: This work will be shown from 7-9 p.m. nightly.

Towles, an artist known for his colorful, large-scale murals whose work has been shown at Washington’s David Adamson Gallery and in commissions throughout the city, ventures into video and light projection with Happy Place. The work is an animated version of the artist’s world, bringing to life his creative processes and transforming his typically painted works into motion and form. The work marks a new interaction with Towles’ “canvas” of facades, windows and walls, and invites viewers into his Happy Place.

iGlow, HiJAC (Hiroshi Jacobs), Washington, D.C.
Location:  Grace Church lawn, 1041 Wisconsin Avenue

iGlow is a corridor of light that puts its occupants on display, pixelating their image to express an analog digitization of motion. The corridor is lined with lights on one side and a perforated screen on the other. As you make your way through, the sculpture’s exterior translucent surface displays the activity within. The commotion of activity inside creates an ephemeral expression of life on the outside.

ARTISTS’ TALK
Saturday, December 12, 4:30-6 p.m. Doors, 4:30 p.m.; program begins at 5 p.m.
Hickok Cole Architects, 1023 31^st St., NW.

Meet & greet with the 2015 Georgetown GLOW artists and learn about their light-art installations. This program is FREE and open to the public; space is limited and RSVPs are suggested at www.GeorgetownGLOWDC.com.

The Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) recognizes the following sponsors for their generous support of Georgetown GLOW 2015: The JBG Companies, Jamestown/Georgetown Park, The Washington Harbour Ice Rink, HOK Architects, Hickok Cole Architects, AIR (American Institutes for Research), RB Properties, Inc., Sea Catch Restaurant, Jaguar/Land Rover, The Georgetown Current Newspapers, Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown Suites, and Think Out Loud Productions.

About the Curator

Deirdre Ehlen MacWilliams is a public art expert and curator whose projects have included the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities’ 5x5 program, Foggy Bottom Sculpture Biennial, the Downtown BID’s Art All Night Festival, and Arlington, VA, public art initiatives.   

About the Georgetown Business Improvement District

The Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing the accessibility, attractiveness and overall appeal of Georgetown. Established in 1999 by its property owners and merchants, the Georgetown BID has more than 1,000 members. The organization is located in the heart of Georgetown in Washington, D.C. and sets a standard of excellence in preserving historic charm while meeting contemporary needs. From marketing and special events, to transportation, economic development, destination management and streetscape, the Georgetown BID contributes to the vitality and quality of life in Georgetown. For more information, visit georgetowndc.com.

 

Images:

Page two:
Jason Peters, The Glow at Jefferson Court (2014). Photo Sam Kittner/courtesy of the Georgetown BID.

Page three:
Laia Cabrera, Shifting Gaze. Rendering courtesy of the artist.
Arthur Gallice and Herve Orgeas, WIRED People Project: The Lovers. Rendering courtesy of the artists.
SHO + ULR, Intr(e)scapes. Rendering courtesy of the artists.

Page four:
Kelly Towles, Happy Place. Image courtesy of the artist.
Hiroshi Jacobs, iGlow. Rendering courtesy of the artist.

City Arts / Public Mural Dedication Ceremony

H Street, NE Mural 

Saturday, November 21 at 3:00 p.m.

  @

1010 H Street, NE

Washington, DC 

Meet-and-greet with the artists afterwards

@

SOVA, 1359 H Street, NE

with 20% of all food and drink purchases supporting City Arts. 

City Arts will hold a public mural dedication ceremony for its newly completed H Street, NE Mural on Saturday, November 21 at 3:00 p.m.  The dedication will take place at the site of the mural at 1010 H Street, NE.  It will be followed by a meet-and-greet with the artists at SOVA, 1359 H Street, NE, with 20% of all food and drink purchases supporting City Arts. 

http://cityartsdc.org/
City Arts creates vibrant public murals and mosaics in Washington, DC and beyond through a collaborative process with community members. G. Byron Peck, Founder/Artistic Director since 1997, City Arts' professional artists and student apprentices have created more than 25 high-profile artworks. The results of City Arts' long-term dedication to enlivening neighborhoods will be seen for decades.

October Art Newsletter from Anne Marchand Studio News

Anne Marchand, Whirl 2009 acrylic and mixed media, 36" x 36"

Hello everybody,

It's been a busy fall and the October newsletter is online with art news that I'd like to share with you. Click on
http://marchandstudionewsletter.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-art-newsletter.html

You can also go to my website and download a pdf of the newletter from my events page at http://annemarchand.com/events.html (You'll see FALL NEWSLETTER in the black area above google groups. Click on the text to download a copy).

To subscribe to future newsletters you can join Anne Marchand Studios google group
at: http://groups.google.com/group/marchand-studios


I hope you enjoy reading about the projects and will come to see some of the work. Please write with any questions or insights you'd like to share. I would love to here from you.

Happy creating!
*****************************************************************
Anne Marchand
“Colorful Paintings with Poetic Connections to Life”
www.AnneMarchand.com

Join me on Facebook:  http://artist.to/annemarchand
Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/artravelin

The DC Convention Center is bringing its artistic side out

The DC Convention Center is bringing its artistic side out. With a first-of-its-kind exhibit to fill windows and exterior gallery spaces with art, the Windows Into DC show is a reflection of our community. A little known fact about the Convention Center is that it houses a dynamic $4 million permanent art collection. With this new show, the Convention Center extends its inner-artists out to the sidewalk spaces around the building.

This is the time to take another look at the Convention Center. Thirteen DC artists created installations and new artworks for the exhibit. “Filling empty spaces with art is a great way to beautify the community and connect with new audiences,” says Windows into DC Artist Tim Conlon. “My Shaw Scrabble piece is a fun play with the words that connote the community. This way, area residents will see themselves reflected in the windows.”

The artists are: Beth Baldwin, Jason Clark, Tim Conlon, Liani Foster, Amber Robles-Gordon, Eve Hennessa, Michael Dax Iacovone, Anne Marchand, Cory Oberndorfer, Michael Platt & Carol A. Beane, Kelly Towles, Aneikan Udofia, Colin Winterbottom, The New Community for Children and singer, songwriter, KUKU, the Afro-Soul Acoustic Experience. (http://www.kukulive.com)

The entire DC community is invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Adrian M. Fenty at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, September 29 at 7th & M Streets outside of the Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center Metro entrance. At that time, young students from the New Community for Children will be finishing their three-panel art piece that shows their pint-size view of Shaw.KUKU will be performing, 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM on Tuesday at 7th & M Streets outside of the Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center Metro entrance.

Pick up a Windows Into DC brochure at the information desks located in the Grand Lobby. The installation will be open through March 2010.

Source: Massey Media Own The Press

Public Input Session / Arts in Community

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Public Input Session
Tuesday, September 29, 6:30 - 8:30pm

1371 Harvard Street NW
Washington, DC 20009

Jesus Morales / Public Art in Arlington, VA

Artist: Jesus Morales

Inspired by Arlington’s location on the geological dividing line between the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain of Virginia and proximity to Great Falls, Morales created a red granite 4’ tall rough cylindrical "mountain" from which water flows into narrow channels of water- the waterways of the Coastal Plain. Three gnarly granite pillars, also with water flowing along their surfaces, represent Virginia’s trees. Included in the design are three benches: one circular bench that allows for 360 degree seating, an elongated bench, and a third seat that can be swiveled to view the surrounding from many directions.

@ Court House Marriot (plaza)
1401 North Adams St.
Arlington, VA
Information: 703-228-3771

Arlington VA Arts Newsletter

Win a Bike and Discover New Public Art

On Thursday, May 14 at 10:30am, the Golden Triangle BID will be unveiling its new, artistic bike rack located at the Dupont Metro station South entrance (on 19th Street at Dupont Circle).

Come scope out this interesting and unusual bike rack before Bike to Work Day on Friday. At the event, the Golden Triangle will be giving away a Diamondback Wildwood Citi bike to a lucky attendee in the crowd, so make sure to swing by so you can win a great new bike for getting around town! Friends from the Washington Area Bicyclists Association, District Department of Transportation, League of American Bicyclists, and other groups will be on hand to celebrate this new rack and the importance of supporting bicycling throughout the city and the central business district.

You must be at the event to win the free bike and sporty snacks will be given out to those in attendance. If you have any questions, please contact Sloan Carroll at scarrol[at]goldentriangledc[dot]com or 202 463 3400.

Authentic Art Visions: The Artcast

Sharon Burton of Authentic Contemporary Art and I spent a lovely afternoon yesterday talking about murals and their effect on communities. You can listen to the Authentic Art Visions Podcast: Art and Change: Art Murals and the Community / Interview HERE. These are some of the murals we discussed.

Prism, Metro Gateway Mural Anne Marchand 2008, acrylic on concrete, 9' 4" x 160'
18th and S. Bell Streets Arlington, VA 22202 Photo Courtesy: Crystal City BID

Building Blocks, High Up Close to Heaven, 2006 Mural, acrylic, 7' x 18'
Takoma Community Center, 300 Van Buren St., NW Washington, DC
Photo Credit: Greg Staley

AAV ArtCast, 20th Edition: Art and Change: Part 3: Art Murals and the Community

We are continuing our series called Art and Change, and today's topic is about one of the most visual art that can be seen in many neighborhoods - the art mural. To discuss how the mural concept contributes to community change and growth, I invited DC based artist, Anne Marchand to join us. Anne Marchand was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Growing up in a colorful environment of Spanish and French influences ..... Anne recently completed a 160' mural for the Crystal City Metro Gateway in 2008 and installed work on an art wall on the outside of the Hyatt Regency Crystal City. Read more HERE.
Authentic Art Visions Podcast presented by Sharon Burton

Community, Mural, Anne Marchand 2002, acrylic, 35' x 35' DC Creates Public Art
915 Westminster Street NW, Washington, DC Photo Credit: Greg Staley

For more information on the Art and Change Podcast series contact: Authentic Contemporary Art, 1-888-861-1395

List of Resources

Anne Marchand's Murals locations:

“Community” Mural
Westminster Playground
913 Westminster Street (Between S and T Sts. NW)
Washington, DC
Commissioned by DC Creates Public Art

“Building Blocks, High Up Close to Heaven” Mural
Takoma Community Center
300 Van Buren St., NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 576-7068
Commissioned by DC Creates Public Art / Dept. of Parks and Recreation

“Red Delicious” Mural
Eastern Market
7th St. & North Carolina Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.
Commissioned by DC Creates Public Art, Office of Property Management

“Prism” Mural
18 th and S. Bell Streets
Arlington, VA 22202
Commissioned by Crystal City BID
703-412-9434

“Ellipsis” Art Wall
Hyatt Regency at Ronald Reagan National Airport
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202 US
Commissioned by Crystal City BID 703-412-9434
Sponsors - Hyatt Regency, Concord Residences, and Gould Property Company

Anne also mentioned community resources for funding and information to develop murals in DC. Please check these resources out!

Mural Program Resources: DC Creates Public Art Program
Rachel Dickerson
DC Creates Public Art Manager
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
1371 Harvard Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 724-5613 main
(202) 727-4135 fax
http://www.dcarts.dc.gov/

Public Art Building Communities Grant
Rachel Dickerson
DC Creates Public Art Manager
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
1371 Harvard Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 724-5613 main
(202) 727-4135 fax
http://www.dcarts.dc.gov/

The DC Mural Initiative or Murals DC
Midnight Forum
Dominic Painter, Executive Director
(202) 640-2040
http://www.midnightforum.org/
contact@midnightforum.org

Albus Cavus
2451 18th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
http://www.albuscav.us/
albuscavus@gmail.com

City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program
Lincoln Financial Mural Arts Center at the Thomas Eakins House
1727-29 Mt. Vernon Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone: 215.685.0750 Fax: 215.685.0757

Diego Rivera, a famous Mexican muralist summed up the importance of murals, "mural painting must help in [a person's] struggle to become a human being, and for that purpose it must live wherever it can; no place is bad for it, so long as it is permitted to fulfill its primary functions of nutrition and enlightenment" (Rivera & Wolfe, 1934, p. 13).

Report on Public Art in DC

To Sculpt Vision for Public Art, City Calls on -- Yes -- the Public
by Dan Zak

At a forum hosted by DC Creates Art, participants described their hopes for future projects with such phrases as "brings people together."

Read WaPo Article HERE

Open House / Share your thoughts on Public Art

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities is conducting a city-wide Public Art Master Plan. They invite you to an Open House to participate and share your thoughts on Public Art in your neighborhood, which will be included in the overall DC Creates Public Art Program Vision in the District of Columbia.

Date: Tuesday February 10, 2009 Time: 5pm to 7pm Location: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street, NW
To RSVP and for more information
Call 202.724.5613
Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red/Green/Yellow)
and Metro Center (Red/Blue/Orange)

The DC Creates Public Art Program will preserve the cultural health, reflect the diverse fabric and promote creative innovation in Washington, DC by reinforcing urban places that become the heart of every community.

New Orleans AIDS Monument

The Guardian Wall
by Glass Artist, Tim Tate

Set in historic Washington Square Park, the New Orleans AIDS Monument will provide a healing sanctuary for family and friends and will promote understanding of the human tragedy of the AIDS epidemic. It is our goal for the Monument to create a public landscape where anyone who has been touched by AIDS can find comfort and consolation within a dignified and creative community setting.

The monument, made of concentric bronze circles framing inspirational multicultural cast glass faces, will provide a powerful yet comforting reminder of the meaning behind the memorial. Leading up to the monument a pathway of granite stones, inscribed with names of loved ones lost or suffering, will allow visitors to reflect on the way this disease has forever transformed our world.

December 7, 2008

The Freddy Lanzo Brass Band plays Sunday during dedication ceremonies for the New Orleans AIDS Memorial at Washington Square Park. The memorial's 'Guardian Wall' by artist Tim Tate, is a glass-and-iron sculpture placed in a landscaped garden designed by Tulane Landscape Architecture students. At right, glass faces that make up the monument glow in the sunshine. The dedication ceremony took place the day before World AIDS Day.

from The Times Picayne

Congratulations to Tim Tate for his latest public art success!

Public Artists to Transform Columbia Heights, DC Intersection with Community-Based Art Installation

* November 9, 2 - 6 PM: Live, Outdoor Art Presentation with a Dozen Artists *


In keeping with its history of combining art, architecture and construotion, 3DG is pleased to announce yet another event. On Sunday, artists from the DC area and the East Coast will create a public art installation that seeks to lift up the Columbia Heights community spirit by improving aesthetic enjoyment. A dozen artists will work together with renown graffiti artists, like Tim CON and Leon Rainbow, in a live, outdoor presentation of art and people changing their environment. The artists will cover the 80-foot fence of a construction site with color, imagination, and reflection.

"We are transforming an eyesore to eye-candy," said Albus Cavus Executive Director Peter Krsko, the organizer of the art project. "Fences around building sites are usually to be endured, not enjoyed. In Columbia Heights, public artists and residents will smash that old construct with paint and spirit."

Who: Tim CON (DC), Dave AREK (MD), Decoy (DC), Billy Mode (MD), VJ (DC), Gaia (MD), Leon Rainbow (NJ), Will Kasso (NJ), Peter Krsko / Albus Cavus (DC) and other local artists.

When: Sunday, November 9, 2008, from 2:00pm to 6:00pm. The completed installation will remain on exhibit until early 2009.

Where: 3400 11th Street NW, Washington DC (intersection of 11th Street NW and Park Road)

The group of local and visiting artists are working in collaboration with 3DG - District Design Development Group, LLC. This unique event brings together artists who master diverse techniques and styles. Their common goal is to work in public space and use their art to improve the quality of life in their urban neighborhoods. The live presentation is open to the public and free.

Albus Cavus, a sponsor of this event, is a non-profit organization that utilizes arts to:

. Promote development of strong and healthy communities by involving the residents in projects that result in improved public, gathering and common spaces.
. Design and develop novel interactive and participatory art projects in public space.
. Reinvent existing public spaces that are underutilized, neglected and abandoned.
. Cultivate healthy development of young residents through practical experience in complex projects that encourage team work and democratic process.
. Support artistic excellence by providing necessary consulting services, supplies and mentorship to emerging artists.

3DG, a sponsor of the event, delivers world-class architectural design and development services to the Greater Washington Metropolitan Region. Employing a highly qualified team of experienced developers, award winning architects, LEED-accredited professionals, interior designers, construction management professionals, licensed real estate agents, and financial analysts, 3DG is able to provide a unique, holistic approach to any building project. For further information regarding 3DG's design services or any of our other services, please visit www.3dgllc.com or contact at 202-291-3282.

3DG
2121 Wisconsin Ave NW, Suite 320,
Washington, DC 20007 (USA). T

PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION / Call to Artists

AT THE CORNER OF 18th STREETS AND COLUMBIA ROAD, NW
Deadline: November 21, 2008 at 5:30pm
Budget: $200,000

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH), in collaboration with the Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the Adams Morgan community, is looking for an artist or artist team to design, create and install a permanent outdoor installation at the corner of 18th Street and Columbia Road, NW, Washington D.C.

The objective of this project is to create a "distinctive art piece that communicates the history and current character of the surrounding community and commercial district. The work will reflect the cultural diversity of the neighborhood and enhance the pedestrian experience."

To download the prospectus please visit, www.dcarts.dc.gov or for further questions contact Deirdre Ehlen at 202-724-5613

Business of Art Conference: Fall 2008

Taking It to the Streets:
A Guide to Making Art in the Public

Date: Saturday, October 25, 9am-4pm
Registration deadline: Friday, October 17th at 5pm.

Do you have an idea for a public art piece but no sense of how to make it happen? Are you interested in the questions and dialogue surrounding creating art in the public? Recognizing that public art exists in many forms from sculpture to performance to conceptual, NYFA’s Fall 2008 Business of Art Conference will offer an artist-focused discussion on the ins and outs of public art.

Location:
Barney Building
Department of Art and Art Professions
New York University Steinhardt School of Education
34 Stuyvesant Street
New York, NY 10003

Cost: Artist Rate: $95 per artist
NYFA Artist Rate: $85
Register on-line at events.nyfa.org
Registration deadline: Friday, October 17th at 5pm.

MURAL ASSISTANT WANTED

Anne Marchand is looking for a mural assistant who can work on an exterior public art mural project in Crystal City, VA in Mid-September for 3-4 weeks. Assistant must be able to draw and provide own transportation, site is metro accessible. Mural Assistant work description is onsite prep work, drawing, painting, accurate taping, some heavy lifting, clean up and other on site work, working on a small scaffold and working well with instructions. If you are interested please send info and resume to email or comtact me at Anne Marchand, 202.265.5882 x2 for details. Please leave a message.

Public Art in the Job Market

Over at Aesthetic Grounds, an interesting article about public art and job recruitment.

The public art field and civic leaders have under-estimated the role of public art in job recruitment, especially among doctors and nurses. Many medical recruiters highlight the excellent quality of a city's pedestrian environment by listing public art....institutions stressing public art are the universities and government campuses where public art has at least a 30-year history.

Call for Public Art - Takoma Park Maryland

The Takoma Park Arts & Humanities Commission is seeking proposals for public art projects from artists (of all disciplines and mediums). The Commission encourages applicants to think of the city as a blank canvas and decide what public art projects would best embody the creative spirit and rich history of the community. The deadline for submissions is this coming Friday, February 22, 2008.

A total of $10,000 has been budgeted in FY08 for public art.
The funds may be spent on a single public art project or work or divided among a number of projects. Projects may be permanent or temporary in nature. The project must be completed by June 30, 2008.

Details can be found at http://www.takomaparkmd.gov/documents/publicartcall.pdf