PAD members are invited to make a nomination for the 2020 PAD Award for achievement in the field of public art. The deadline for nominations is March 13, 2019.
News + Events
January 29, 2019
Thursday, February 14
Award Ceremony: 5:30-6:00pm
Party: 6:00-8:00pm
January 9, 2019
The art collective fierce pussy will receive the 2019 Public Art Dialogue (PAD) Award for achievement in the field of public art. fierce pussy will accept the PAD Award on Thursday, February 14 as part of a ceremony and reception at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art in conjunction with CAA’s 107th Annual Conference.
November 15, 2018
Monument Lab invites applications for the inaugural Monument Lab National Fellows Program, supported by a generous grant from the Surdna Foundation. This fellowship will support individuals around the country whose ongoing projects address long term inequities in monuments and engage new creative approaches to public art, history, and memory.
Applications are due Sunday, November 18, 2018.
Visit the Monument Lab website for more details.
August 1, 2018
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
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.
July 23, 2018
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
May 14, 2018
Saturday, June 16, 2018
2-4pm
Brooklyn Museum
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor
April 23, 2018
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
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
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.
September 15, 2017
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
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
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
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.