Expression of Freedom: Public Art Spotlight

Written by: Elysian Koglmeier on behalf of the Public Art Archive “A work of art is a scream of freedom.” – Christo Art and independence have been linked for centuries. Artists yearn for freedom of expression. They also use art to celebrate, challenge or invoke freedom in society. Artistic expressions of freedom take many forms […]

10 Key Lessons from the Public Art Network Preconference

Written by: Elysian Koglmeier for the Public Art Archive Hundreds of public artists and administrators gathered at Americans for the Arts’ Public Art Preconference in San Francisco this month. One session that drew a lot of attention was “The Challenge of Evaluation in Public Art” because…evaluating public art is indeed a challenge. The session provoked […]

Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts launches their Collection Showcase page on the Public Art Archive

We are pleased to announce that the Hawai’i’s State Foundation on Culture and the Arts has just launched their Collection Showcase page on the Public Art Archive! Explore their extensive public art collection here:https://stage2.explore.publicartarchive.org/SFCA Use Hawai’i’s Collection Showcase page to learn more about their program, perform collection-specific searches, and review additional multimedia content. To learn […]

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The Public Art Archive is pleased to announce that we have exceeded 32,000 images of public art in our database. Thank you to all the artists, administrators, program managers, archivists, registrars, interns and advocates that have helped us reach this wonderful milestone. Special thanks to Rachel Cain who built PAA into the resource it is […]