Sentences with phrase «of public art initiatives»

Founded by Lauri Firstenberg in 2005, LAXART is an independent, non-profit art space in Culver City which has made important contributions to LA's art scene by focusing its program on commissioning new work by emerging artists and organizing an array of public art initiatives.

The new mural is part of a public art initiative funded by a $ 35,000 grant from City Councilman Brad Lander.

In 2013 his work was presented on fifteen of the large digital signs in Times Square, as part of a public art initiative by Times Square Arts.

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The Chartered Institute of Building brings art to public spaces by offering thought - provoking photography for construction sites Forget corporate logos and advertising - soon the public will be treated to dramatic, eye - catching art galleries on construction sites around the country, thanks to a new initiative from the Chartered Institute of Building.

The mural was created as part of a public arts project called MonumentArt, curated by Celso González and presented by La Marqueta Retoña initiative, with the support of City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

Lance Rutter has spent the last 30 + years of his career devoted to graphic design, working on projects in his Chicago design studio, teaching design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, serving on the national board of the AIGA, and presiding over the 2008 and 2010 Chicago International Poster Biennials, among other public design advocacy initiatives.

The many initiatives discussed for changing public education — accountability, standards, standardized testing, homework, arts in the curriculum, and so on — comprise one side of that debate.

As part of the initiative, the zoo, in collaboration with Peoplescape Theatre and supported using public funding by Arts Council England, has also taken theatre into the classroom in an innovative way to further children's understanding of the issue.

In 2014, parents of students at Horace Mann Elementary School in Northwest Washington, D.C., spent over $ 470,000 of their own money to support the school's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families.6

National Coalition for Core Arts Standards Media Arts Committee Leadership Richard W. Burrows, National Coalition for Core Arts Standards Media Arts Committee Co-Chair, Newark (New Jersey) Public Schools, Special Assistant / Arts Dr. Pam Paulson, National Coalition for Core Arts Standards Media Arts Committee Co-chair, Perpich Center for Arts Education Minnesota Dr. Amy Jensen, Department Chair, Theatre and Media Arts Department, Brigham Young University Marcia McCaffrey, President, State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education, New Hampshire Department of Education Dr. Nancy Rubino, Senior Director, Office of Academic Initiatives, The College Board Ms. Cory Wilkerson, State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education, Project Manager

The Texas Education Agency — in conjunction with the TLI Leadership Team, which includes 20 regional education service centers, the Institute for Public School Initiatives at The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and the Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts at The University of Texas at Austin — collaborate with Literacy Lines to meet the goals of the TLI grant.

He is also currently the Executive Director of Pilgrim Center, which is focused on driving community involvement in urban Kansas City through arts programs, neighborhood initiatives, and public events.

August 17, 2016 Maddie's Fund ®, a national family foundation based in Pleasanton, CA, awarded Portraits of Hope (POH) $ 300,000 to support their public art initiative to make animal shelters more inviting, appealing and attractive public spaces to help drive people to those venues to adopt dogs and cats in need of a home.

Public financial support of Canada's humane societies and SPCAs is on par with public support of arts and culture initiatives or development / housing organizaPublic financial support of Canada's humane societies and SPCAs is on par with public support of arts and culture initiatives or development / housing organizapublic support of arts and culture initiatives or development / housing organizations.

When the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) challenged Ohio businesses to reduce kilowatt usage or face penalty fees, Coastal had already taken the initiative to reduce energy use by upgrading our equipment and lighting to fuel - efficient state - of - the - art options, and was one of 13 Ohio businesses to earn this recognition.

The addition is the latest installment for DTSM, Inc. and the City of Santa Monica Cultural Affair's public art initiative ROAM Santa Monica, created to activate the public realm and expand cultural offerings in Downtown Santa Monica.

«Real Fake» is one of the five new artworks installed along the Riverwalk as part of the city's Year of Public Art — a $ 1.5 million initiative to commission artists to create new works for spaces across Chicago.

A focal part of the series is public programming that involves critical discussion amongst Santa Barbara artists and arts professionals on the necessity of new or expanded arts initiatives and considering various factors that influence how these initiatives emerge and endure, notably in regions outside of major artistic centers, as in Santa Barbara.

These acquisitions were made possible through the support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, which is funding a new initiative at the museum, called the Center for Art and Public Exchange.

The collective initiative of «The New Place Project» (the Tribune), is the answer to the growing interest in quality fine art commissions for public spaces -LSB-...]

Hamza Walker is the Executive Director of LAXART, an independent nonprofit art space in Los Angeles presenting experimental exhibitions and public art initiatives.

A focal part of the series is public programming that involves critical discussion amongst Santa Barbara artists and arts professionals on articulating the necessity of new or expanded arts initiatives; and considering various factors that influence how these initiatives emerge and endure, notably in regions outside of major artistic centers, as is our town.

«We are proud to expand our support of the Tang Teaching Museum, an institution that continues to pioneer new ways of integrating the fine arts with a diversity of disciplines, creating deeply meaningful experiences for the communities it serves — whether through on - campus scholarship or access and education initiatives that serve public schools and build audiences well beyond the region,» said Laurie M. Tisch, President of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund.

The new work by celebrated artist Antony Gormley, made especially for this project, will be a wonderful legacy — and a way of thanking the art - loving public, who made the whole initiative possible.»

The Fondazione Merz, founded on April 2005, holds the collection of works by Mario Merz, a heritage of inestimable historic worth, with the aim of conserving and safeguarding it and making it accessible and comprehensible to the public; moreover supports the research on contemporary art and promotes cultural initiatives.

We focus on new commissions, giving the opportunity to artists to engage with the public space through our city and community projects, such as opening up closed gardens within the center of Athens to house public art exhibitions and bridge our formidable cultural heritage with contemporary art initiatives.

This public program will examine the challenges of archiving and locating materials related to a particular history, the implications of such undertakings for art historical scholarship, and how this initiative can impact and serve a larger community.

Undertaken as a public - private initiative with support from the City of New York, the five - story, 82,000 - square - foot project will provide the custom - built and expanded facilities, enriched visitor experience and strong architectural presence appropriate to a premier center for contemporary artists of African descent, the principal visual art institution in Harlem and a magnet for visitors from around the world.

Art Production Fund's Advisory Services draw on our unique 16 - year history of commissioning and presenting public art projects to assist civic, private and non-profit partners in developing art initiatives in public spacArt Production Fund's Advisory Services draw on our unique 16 - year history of commissioning and presenting public art projects to assist civic, private and non-profit partners in developing art initiatives in public spacart projects to assist civic, private and non-profit partners in developing art initiatives in public spacart initiatives in public spaces.

As a non-collecting museum, SculptureCenter's annual exhibition program includes 1 - 2 commissioning programs by mid-career artists, 10 - 15 projects by emerging artists, and 3 - 6 solo and group exhibitions in addition to an exciting series of special projects by emerging artists through In Practice, an open call program, and Public Process, a public art and education initiative for high school stuPublic Process, a public art and education initiative for high school stupublic art and education initiative for high school students.

Prior to this position, Raicovich worked in several of the top arts and cultural institutions, she previously served as the Director of Global Initiatives at Creative Time, the deputy director of the Dia Art Foundation, in addition to holding positions at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Public Art Fund, and NYC Department of Parks and Recreation.

The guest panel is organized byTalking to Action for Otis College of Art and Design in coordination with the Graduate Public Practice Program and is part of The Getty Foundation's Pacific Standard Time LA / LA initiative.

The Museum's diversity and collections initiative expands the Tang's commitment to bringing the work of diverse artists working in various media to the public, scholars, and the arts community, and serves to advance Skidmore's liberal arts mission.

The exhibition is part of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities» citywide public arts initiative, the 5 × 5 ProjArts and Humanities» citywide public arts initiative, the 5 × 5 Projarts initiative, the 5 × 5 Project.

Our public programme has encompassed talks, residencies, performances, commissioning new site - specific installations, and supporting cultural initiatives in Ghana and beyond so we are delighted to have an off - site project in Dubai for the first time in advance of our participation at Art Dubai fair.»

This Broadway Billboard installment is part of Khoshbin's ongoing series, Word on the Street, an all - female public art initiative in collaboration with public art producer, House of Trees.

The exhibition marks the debut of Monique Meloche Gallery's «off the wall» project, a public initiative presenting art in the city's Wicker Park / Bucktown neighborhood.

This is another initiative that meets the Contemporary Art Society's mission to develop public collections of contemporary art across the UK and that highlights the importance of philanthropy in the arts in the Art Society's mission to develop public collections of contemporary art across the UK and that highlights the importance of philanthropy in the arts in the art across the UK and that highlights the importance of philanthropy in the arts in the UK.

This is another initiative that meets the Contemporary Art Society's mission to develop public collections of contemporary art across the Art Society's mission to develop public collections of contemporary art across the art across the UK.

The Bauhaus: Art as Life public programme also brings to London a host of workshops, talks, films and performances as well as a major Creative Learning initiative for the Bauhaus exhibition, the Art School Lab, an intensive two - week summer school held at the Barbican and led by leading practitioners from all artistic backgrounds.

This was my main observation of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston's new public programming initiative, #mfaNOW Overnight, in which the museum...

Dávila was recently awarded the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art's new annual Artists» Award and in October 2017, the Getty Foundation awarded the Los Angeles Nomadic Division a grant for Dávila to create a major public installation as part of the Getty's Pacific Standard Time: LA / LA initiative, the exhibition is ongoing through May 2018.

Bonnie Clearwater is director and chief curator at the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, where she leads the development of exhibition programs and the expansion of education initiatives and public programming.

As part of ACA Public, a new publishing initiative exploring the multifaceted nature of the public realm, Askeaton Contemporary Arts have reissued Carson's original artist book of documents and letters, alongside an interview with him and new recollections revealed by Bernie McAnaney, Carson's guardian on thaPublic, a new publishing initiative exploring the multifaceted nature of the public realm, Askeaton Contemporary Arts have reissued Carson's original artist book of documents and letters, alongside an interview with him and new recollections revealed by Bernie McAnaney, Carson's guardian on thapublic realm, Askeaton Contemporary Arts have reissued Carson's original artist book of documents and letters, alongside an interview with him and new recollections revealed by Bernie McAnaney, Carson's guardian on that day.

Several exhibitions in public institutions — Tate Modern's Frida Kahlo exhibition in 2005, the Royal Academy's tremendous «Radical Geometry: Modern Art of South America from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection» in 2014, and two Saatchi Collection initiatives, «Tectonic Shift: Contemporary Art from Chile» (2011), curated by Brunson, and «Pangaea: New Art from Africa and Latin America» — have drawn attention to the history and vivacity of art - making on the contineArt of South America from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection» in 2014, and two Saatchi Collection initiatives, «Tectonic Shift: Contemporary Art from Chile» (2011), curated by Brunson, and «Pangaea: New Art from Africa and Latin America» — have drawn attention to the history and vivacity of art - making on the contineArt from Chile» (2011), curated by Brunson, and «Pangaea: New Art from Africa and Latin America» — have drawn attention to the history and vivacity of art - making on the contineArt from Africa and Latin America» — have drawn attention to the history and vivacity of art - making on the contineart - making on the continent.

«Paul Ramírez Jonas: Half - Truths» is the second iteration of the Department of Education and Public Engagement's annual R&D Summers, a research and development initiative that foregrounds the New Museum's year - round commitment to community partnerships and public dialogue at the intersection of art and social juPublic Engagement's annual R&D Summers, a research and development initiative that foregrounds the New Museum's year - round commitment to community partnerships and public dialogue at the intersection of art and social jupublic dialogue at the intersection of art and social justice.

Highlights of Broad MSU exhibitions in 2014 include: Future Returns: Contemporary Art from China — an exhibition featuring the response of over 20 contemporary Chinese artists to the country's rapid development and cultural transformation; Land Grant: The Flatbread Society, a commissioned site - specific work and series of public programs to explore food production, distribution, and farming methods; and the continuation of Broad MSU's Global Focus exhibition series — an initiative showcasing international emerging and mid-career artists.

Reddy is also in charge of the museum's community engagement initiatives which combine arts and culture with social development goals in nearby neighborhoods predominately comprised of new immigrants, including programs that address language access, healthcare, public space advocacy, and the mortgage crisis.

Hunt recently served as associate curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem and curated of «inHarlem: Kevin Beasley, Simone Leigh, Kori Newkirk, Rudy Shepherd,» a multisite public art initiative in four historic Harlem parks (on view through July 25, 2017), and Portland2014: A Biennial of Contemporary Aart initiative in four historic Harlem parks (on view through July 25, 2017), and Portland2014: A Biennial of Contemporary ArtArt.

Founded in Beirut in 1993, Ashkal Alwan is committed to the production, research, and circulation of contemporary artistic and intellectual practices, through initiatives such as Home Works: A Forum on Cultural Practices (2002), a multidisciplinary platform bringing together artists, writers, thinkers, filmmakers, and choreographers, for a public program of exhibitions, panel discussions, film screenings, and performances, as well as the Home Workspace Program (2011), an annual tuition - free art - study program.