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August 1, 2018

Request for Qualifications (RFQ): Vanier and Montreal Road Public Art Plan

The City of Ottawa, Ontario, invites curators, planning artists or public art consultants to submit their qualifications for consideration to develop a comprehensive Public Art Plan for Vanier and Montreal Road.

Submissions are due Tuesday August 28.

See the City of Ottawas's Request for Qualifications for complete details.

July 23, 2018

CAA Conference 2019 CFP: Public Art and Political Elections

Public Art and Political Elections

Chairs: Marisa Lerer, Manhattan College, [email protected], and Jennifer K. Favorite, CUNY Graduate Center, [email protected]

Abstracts due to chairs on August 6, 2018

July 23, 2018

CFP: Beyond Survival: Public Funding for the Arts and Humanities

Art Journal Open seeks 500-word responses for a Forum on Public Funding for the Arts and Humanities, convened by Sarah Kanouse, Jeremy Liu, Catherine Morris, and Mimi Thi Nguyen.

Moderated contributions will be posted to an online forum hosted by Art Journal Open. Some respondents may subsequently be invited to expand their text into a longer article.

May 14, 2018

Conversation: Judith F. Baca with Anna Indych-López

Saturday, June 16, 2018
2-4pm
Brooklyn Museum
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor

April 23, 2018

Nominations for annual Public Art Dialogue Award due May 14

PAD members are invited to make a nomination for the 2019 PAD award for achievement in the field of public art. The award is given annually to an individual whose contributions have greatly influenced public art practice. The deadline for nominations is May 14, 2018.

March 14, 2018

Food as Activism in Contemporary Public Art

Monday, April 16, 2018
4pm
Northwestern University
Kaplan Seminar Room
Kresge 2351

This talk will address food art in the public sphere in the past five decades, as exemplified by the forthcoming issue of the journal <em>Public Art Dialogue</em>, guest-edited by professors Bottinelli and d’Ayala Valva. The speakers will present essays, interviews, and artist projects exploring diverse geographical contexts and power dynamics, looking at long-term and temporary projects, and focusing on participatory, sculptural, and conceptual practices

January 10, 2018

Bus Tour of The Great Wall of Los Angeles by Judy Baca

Thursday, February 22, 2018
11:00am–2:00pm
FREE for PAD members!

Join us during the 2018 CAA conference for a bus tour of The Great Wall of Los Angeles by Judy Baca, this year’s recipient of the Public Art Dialogue (PAD) Annual Award. The bus will meet outside the main entrance of the Los Angeles Convention Center. Refreshments will be served.

To RSVP: Please email Annie Dell’Aria at [email protected].

September 15, 2017

Open Access to PAD 2016 issue, "The Dilemma of Public Art's Permanence,"

Taylor and Francis has made the entire Spring 2016 issue of PAD open access. "The Dilemma of Public Art's Permanence," guest edited by Erika Doss, is especially relevant and timely in light of conversations surrounding the removal of confederate monuments (and other public monuments and murals). You can access the issue here: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpad20/6/1?nav=tocList

July 7, 2017

CAA Conference 2018 CFP: Teachable Monuments: Using Public Art to Spark Dialogue and Address Controversies

Teachable Monuments: Using Public Art to Spark Dialogue and Address Controversies Chairs: Harriet Senie, The City College of New York, The City University of New York, [email protected] ; Sierra Rooney, Stony Brook University, The State University of New York, [email protected] Abstracts due to chairs on August 14, 2017

July 5, 2017

CAA 2018 CFP: A Public Art Primer: Expanding Form and Content

A Public Art Primer: Expanding Form and Content This panel seeks participation from a wide variety of stakeholders that have a demonstrated commitment to teaching Public Art. How does this curriculum support and enhance the vital need of visual literacy and community engagement? What methodologies are currently used that provide informed participation and responses? Are there ‘best practices’ from other fields, for example, the social sciences and humanities that can be integrated in the pedagogy? What

May 13, 2017

Annual Symposium on Public Art on June 2 - Madison Square Park Conservancy

Mad. Sq. Art Symposium 2017: Accessing Public Art Friday, June 2, 2017 9am-12pm SVA Theatre, School of Visual Arts 333 West 23rd Street Please RSVP to [email protected] https://www.madisonsquarepark.org/mad-sq-art/mad-sq-art-symposium-access... On Friday, June 2, Madison Square Park Conservancy and the School of Visual Arts will host Madison Square Park’s third annual symposium, exploring the possibilities of public art, featuring prominent artists and leaders in the public art and museum fields.

September 28, 2016

Public Art Dialogue Award Reception Honoring Mierle Laderman Ukeles

Thursday, February 16, 2017 5:00 to 7:00, Queens Museum of Art Free and Open to the Public According to the Queen's Museum, "Since the late 1960s, Mierle Laderman Ukeles’s performances, sculptural installations, and writing have explored issues profoundly important to society today: the role of women in society, cultures of work and labor, and urban and community resilience. Her MANIFESTO FOR MAINTENANCE ART 1969! laid out the hidden, yet essential role of maintenance in Western society—and the radical implications of actively valuing rather than dismissing or hiding it."

July 8, 2016

CFP CAA 2017 NYC Art in the Age of Financial Crisis

The recent release of the Panama Papers revelation is just one in many that highlight the link between art and ethically (if not legally) corrupt financial markets. The relationship between financial speculators and emerging artists is another example of the complicated and compromised control that finance holds on the art market. In addition, historically and recently artist activists have been calling attention to and transforming the relationship of corporate patronage within art institutions. This session aims to explore patronage, collaboration, and alternative systems in art

May 19, 2016

A SYMPOSIUM HOSTED BY MADISON SQUARE PARK CONSERVANCY AND SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS

Madison Square Park Conservancy and School of Visual Arts announce Dreaming Public Art, a symposium that invites participants to explore public art possibilities Dreaming Public Art Tuesday, May 24, 2016 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM SVA Theatre School of Visual Arts 333 West 23rd Street New York, NY 10011 - See more at: http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-art-sympos...

May 19, 2016

UAAC 2016 Conference Call for Papers- Congrès AAUC - Appel à communications

2016 Conference of the Universities Art Association of Canada 27–30 October, 2016 UQÀM, Montréal Submission deadline: June 24, 2016 How to Submit a Proposal Proposals for papers shall not exceed 150 words and are to be submitted to the individual Session Conveners for consideration (please see below under “Conference Regulations” for further guidelines about proposals).