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Public Art Year in Review Spotlight – “Your Essential Magnificence” in Austin, TX

Americans for the Arts’ Public Art Network Year in Review program is the only national program that specifically recognizes public art projects. Up to 50 projects are selected annually through an open-call application process and selected by two to three jurors. The projects are available on CD-Rom in our bookstore and include a PowerPoint, data […]

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My Sweet Tooth for Public Art

We had a variety of best practices covered during our annual Public Art Network (PAN) Blog Salon this week. Let’s wrap it all up with a major thanks to our ‘lucky’ 13 bloggers who shared their experience and lessons-learned of best practices from across the country. According to Jimmy LeFlore’s post, we can have cake […]

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‘World’s Largest Kinetic Art Sculpture’ Lands at Singapore Airport

While looking through my many news alerts last week, I came across an amazing kinetic sculpture recently installed in the Terminal 1 departure hall at Changi Airport in Singapore. I have seen some great public art works in U.S. airports during my travels like Air Over Under by Norie Sato at San Francisco International Airport (which was […]

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Shepherding Public Art: The 2011 Public Art Network Year in Review

You’re walking to your morning coffee shop passing by the regulars sitting at outdoor tables reading and sipping coffee. But wait, something is different. A guy is seated at a table with a sheep. Not a live sheep, but a white fluffy sculptural object placed on the chair next to him. Huh? Ahhh…the beauty, surprise, […]

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