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program tracks
Public Art: Sessions
Regional Regeneration through Public Art: Commissions North UK
Commissions North, based within Arts Council England North East, has used its expertise to create more than £7 million of public art commissions, primarily funded in partnership with the private sector. This session will discuss the experimentation and expanding range of work being produced and how artists' careers have been transformed through broadened development markets. It will also provide a visual survey of Northern England's completed and future public artworks.
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Ante Up: Do the Rules of the Game Determine the Outcome?
The quality of public art projects is frequently determined by the process that informs and drives their creation. Public art programs are charged with management of project definition, artist selection, contract negotiation, public reviews, and evaluation; project facilitators also have opportunities to help shape the conditions or circumstances under which artists can produce great work. In this discussion, we will explore how processes of commissioning and executing public art can stimulate or stifle creative response; the effect of the call process on the quality of the artwork; the means through which projects and programs can be reinvigorated to encourage new types of artworks; and how to identify new public artists and ensure their successes in the field.
Presenters:
- Moderated by Janet Kagan and Norie Sato, PAN Council members
- Larry Kirkland, artist
- Ruri Yampolsky, Public Art Director, Seattle
- Pasha Rafat, artist, Professor of Art, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Mary Lucking, Artist
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Devil in the Details: Risk Analysis
A discussion of case studies about how artists have successfully negotiated with risk managers to create challenging, risk-taking public artwork. We will hear a variety of perspectives and voices and discuss what is considered 'safe' in public art.
Presenters:
- Dan Corson, artist, Seattle, WA
- Sam Pignato, Deputy Finance Director, Risk Management Division, Phoenix
- Cath Brunner, Director of Public Art, 4Culture
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When Creativity Meets Cultural Restrictions
The National Museum of the American Indian collaborated with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council to co-present, SiteLines, a site-specific dance work performed at prominent New York landmarks, including Penn Station, City Hall, and the U.S. Custom House. The performance of Reel, by Native choreographer Tom Pearson (Chocktaw), revealed that dialogue, creative discussion, and tension yielded an engaging public presentation of contemporary public art performance that adhered to, and was respectful of, Native cultural sensibilities while animating and highlighting historic landmarks.
Presenters:
- John Haworth, Director, National Museum of the Americans Indian
- Shawn Termin (Oglala Lakota), Cultural Arts Manager & Program Producer, National Museum of the American Indian
- Nolini Barretto, Producer, SiteLines Festival, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
- Tom Pearson (Chocktaw), choreographer
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New Frontier Green Public Art
The first of this two-part session will present artist Buster Simpson and Ecoart Curator Patrica Watts and Clark County Cultural Affairs Supervisor as they discuss the Las Vegas Flamingo Arroyo Trail and the risk and rewards of charting new territory when developing green public art projects. The second session will discuss how public art can help save watersheds and the expressive potential of water within the urban landscape.
Presenters:
- Patricia Watts, Chief Curator, Sonoma County Museum
- Emily Blemenfeld, Partner, Via Partnership
- Cliff Garten, artist
- Buster Simpson, artist
- Paul Fesko, Manager of Strategic Services for Water Resources, Utilities and Environmental Protection, City of Calgary, Canada
- Patrick Gaffey, Cultural Program Supervisor, Clark County Cultural Affairs, NV
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Gaining Ground: Pushing Boundaries in Contemporary Public Art
Unrealized creative potential. Missed opportunities for civic dialogue. Diluted aesthetic experiences. These are the disturbing consequences of public art that avoids risk. This sessions explores risk-taking from three perspectives: collaboration, content, and collection. Hear an administrator, artist, and curators discuss collaborative projects with first-time public artists, content as stimulus for community dialogue, and curatorial challenges in temporary public art.
Presenters:
- Lyndsay Richter, Program Administrator, CATS: Art-in-Transit Program, Charlotte, NC
- Valerie Otani, artist
- Carole Anne Meehan, Director, Vita Brevis, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
- Lisa Kim, Director, Percent for Art, New York City
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Fold 'em, Hold 'em, Know When to Walk Away - Previously Dealt Cards, Heritage Art Collections
This session will address the issues of accumulated memorials, monuments, and other objects known as art that were created by methods other than your program's guidelines. Many public art programs have objects defined as art that were built by well-wishers, eager developers, patriotic veterans, or donated by artists that come into question periodically or when a new public art program is initiated. Presenters will offer local, state, and national perspectives that address the political, aesthetic, historical, and community pressures and solutions.
Presenters:
- Karen Rudd, Manager, Cultural Affairs, City of Norfolk, VA
- Dennis Montagna, Monument, Research & Preservation, National Park Service
- Helen Lessick, Artist and Public Art Consultant
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Burning Man: Emergent Culture
Burning Man organizers will discuss the community-based, interactive public art of Black Rock City, a temporary city of 40,000 that exists for one week annually in the Nevada desert. The nature of the art itself will be discussed, as well as its organization, funding, and management. The challenges of bringing this unique kind of public art from the desert to urban environments will also be explored.
Presenters:
- Christine Kristen a.k.a. Lady Bee, Artist, Curator, Burning Man
- Larry Harvey, Founder and Director, Burning Man
- Leslie Pritchett, Director, Black Rock Arts Foundation
- Louis Brill, Special Projects Coordinator, Burning Man
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Public Art Program Case Studies: Scottsdale & Tampa
The first of this two-part case study session will explore Scottsdale, Arizona's 22-year-long program and its expansion in scope from regional, site-specific works to dynamic, conceptual, and event-based projects. The second case study will present 'Lights on Tampa,' a temporary site-based program that used light-based art to envelop the city, contributing to downtown revitalization efforts. Both case studies discuss the risks and lessons learned of presenting both permanent and temporary event-based public art.
Presenters:
- Margaret Bruning, Associate Director, Scottsdale Public Art Program
- Sam Campana, Executive Director, Audubon Arizona
- Robin Nigh, Manager, Tampa Public Art
- Janet Echelman, Artist
- Wendy Babcox, Artist
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Artist Conversation with Jaume Plensa
Spanish artist, Jaume Plensa will present an overview of his work, including the renowned Crown Fountain in Chicago's Millennium Park. Following his presentation, the session will segue to a 'living room' conversation with interviewer, Libby Lumpkin, Director of the Las Vegas Art Museum. Dialogue will engage both artist and audience in discussing the process of his work.
Presenters:
- Jaume Plensa, artist, Spain
- Libby Lumpkin, Ph.D., Director, Las Vegas Art Museum
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Transforma Projects: New Orleans
Transforma Projects is a vehicle for supporting, nurturing, and celebrating creative practices that impact the social and physical environment. This multi-year initiative will bring artists together with their community to address an array of issues and provide an ongoing vehicle for critical discourse. The program will nurture cultural rebuilding efforts throughout the city and celebrate the artistic heritage and future of New Orleans.
Presenters:
- Jessica Cusick, Cultural Affairs Manager, City of Santa Monica
- Rick Lowe, Founder, Project Row Houses
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Innovator: Dave Hickey
Americans for the Arts Manager of Public Art Liesel Fenner will give a brief update on the activities of the Public Art Network. Innovator and MacArthur "Genius" award-winner, Dave Hickey is the author of Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy. Hickey has served as owner-director of A Clean Well-Lighted Place gallery in Austin, Texas, director of the Reese Palley Gallery in New York City, executive editor of Art in America magazine, and as contributing editor to The Texas Observer, The Village Voice, Art Issues, Parkett and Context. He has written for most major American cultural publications including Rolling Stone, Art News, Art in America, Artforum, Interview, Harper's, Vanity Fair, Nest, The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. His new book, Connoisseur of Waves: More Essays on Art and Democracy, is forthcoming from University of Chicago Press.
Presenters:
- Intro by Liesel Fenner, Public Art Network Manager, Americans for the Arts
- Dave Hickey, writer, critic
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Unfixed: Exploring Temporary Public Projects
From singing karaoke from the back of an ice cream truck, to permanent projects being conceptualized, designed, fabricated, and installed within a week on very little budget, to playing breathtaking media projections the size of buildings, public art projects can be an energizing way to convince your city that bringing artists and art into everyday lives is an asset. Marina Zurkow and Kate Salen are Risk & Reward's Guest Artists.
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Public Art Network & CAFE Public Art Registry
Americans for the Arts is pleased to announce a partnership with WESTAF to develop a public art online registry database. With initial grant support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Public Art Network (PAN) Council has convened an advisory committee to explore the capacity and technological parameters of the database. Please join us to learn more about the database project and provide feedback.
Presenters:
- Facilitator, Ricardo Barreto, Director, UrbanArts Institute, Mass College of Art
- Shannon Daut, Senior Director of Programs, WESTAF
- Sarah Rodrigo, Artist, Helmick and Schechter
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PAN 2007 Field Survey & Regional Networks
PAN will be conducting an update of the 2003 Public Art Field Survey in fall 2007. Data gathered from the survey process informs the growth and development of public art programs and best practices nationally. Expanding professional development opportunities and knowledge-sharing at the local and regional level is needed to further the public art field. Come join us in discussing the PAN Survey and developing knowledge networks in your community.
Presenters:
- Janet Kagan, PAN Council Co-Chair; Principal, Percent for Art Collaborative
- Norie Sato, Artist, Sato Service
- Steven Huss, Cultural Arts Program Coordinator, City of Oakland
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Public Art Laptop Social
See and be seen! Artists, bring your laptop with a "show" of your work, turn it on, and show/share your work with other artists and conference attendees in this free and unstructured event. Get a drink at the hotel's bar, turn on your laptop and participate in this illuminating social and networking event. Wireless internet is not guaranteed, so bring everything downloaded on your laptop with full battery power. What happens here, won't stay here...
Presenters:
- Norie Sato, Session Organizer
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