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Art in the Lunchroom
LeAp's Public Art Program is designed to empower middle school students to speak out on social issues in their communities through the creation and public exhibition of art in NYC...Read more
Art in the Lunchroom
LeAp's Public Art Program is designed to empower middle school students to speak out on social issues in their communities through the creation and public exhibition of art in NYC parks. Students meet world-renowned Guest Artists such as Christo and Chuck Close, and ultimately create their own beautiful and highly meaningful artworks that address important community issues---using a school lunchroom table as a canvas for the project. The final art tables are installed in 10 parks citywide and comprise the largest student exhibition in the history of NYC parks, and the first to span five boroughs. (credit: Forecast Public Art)
How to Look at Public Art: A Six-Year-Old Explains
Have you ever wondered about the public art you see around town? Do you know how to find the meaning of outdoor sculptures and paintings? Join an adorable six-year-old host on a journey to discover monumental public artworks throughout San Francisco. Public art is all around us, but sometimes we don't even notice it! Get some insight about the famed Bow and Arrow by the bay by artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen, and Ruth Asawa's bay-framing fountain sculpture across the street. Then grab your hiking boots and head for the woods to see Andy Goldsworthy's all-natural installations in The Presidio. Learn how to read these public artworks and many more, brought to you by the cutest curator in town.
Add Some Magic to a Public Space Near You (David Engwicht)
Every human has a deep longing for home and a sense of place. But home is not where many people think it is, because home is a feeling – not a location. David has over 25 years of experience in place making. Best known as the creator of the Walking School Bus and the 7 Day Makeover, he is a passionate designer, artist, author, communicator, and social inventor. David is also a founder and director of Creative Communities International, an organization dedicated to creating great public spaces. Nothing gives David greater joy than working with communities to breathe new life into dead public spaces and dead shopping streets. According to PPS in New York, David is “one of the world’s most inventive thinkers on creating vibrant public spaces.”
Public Art That Turns Cities into Playgrounds of the Imagination (Helen Marriage)
Visual artist Helen Marriage stages astonishing, large-scale public art events that expand the boundaries of what's possible. In this visual tour of her work, she tells the story of three cities she transformed into playgrounds of the imagination -- picture London with a giant mechanical elephant marching through it -- and shows what happens when people stop to marvel and experience a moment together.