News
Archived news and announcements about public art activity
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Elephant Parade to hit London
250 hand-painted life-size fibreglass baby elephants will appear on the streets of London this summer - including many locations around SE1.
Date uploaded: March 29, 2010
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Gloucestershire Royal Hospital gets glimpse of Utopia
Artists Heinrich and Palmer have designed three intriguing new pieces around the theme of Utopia for Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
Date uploaded: March 29, 2010
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Green light for Southmead Hospital and arts strategy
As part of the Carillion team, Willis Newson has been developing an arts strategy for the new hospital since 2007.
Date uploaded: March 29, 2010
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Abu Dhabi hosts sculpture symposium
Renowned contemporary artists from across the globe are taking part in the inaugural Abu Dhabi International Sculpture Symposium (Adiss) which runs until April 7 2010.
Date uploaded: March 18, 2010
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Art & the Public Sphere - new journal launched by ixia
Intellect and ixia have announced the launch of a new journal, Art & the Public Sphere.
Date uploaded: March 18, 2010
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New online resources for public art
A website and Forum have been created to facilitate dialogue and debate around the opportunity for a European Public Art Network.
Date uploaded: March 17, 2010
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View images and updated news from Vancouver's Winter Games 2010 public art programme
Read and see more about the projects as they develop on art-public's website
Date uploaded: February 22, 2010
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London 2012 Cultural Olympiad: guidance for applicants
The Cultural Olympiad have released guidelines to help those who wish to submit their project or event as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
Date uploaded: February 8, 2010
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Public art needed for MTA's Orange Line extension
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is looking for a few good artists to enliven passengers’ waiting time.
Date uploaded: February 8, 2010
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Developing a sustainable approach to public art - new guidelines
The first ever set of FREE guidelines to help artists and commissioners embrace the sustainable as well as the artistic impact of their work has been launched by Chrysalis Arts, a public art, training and development agency based in rural North Yorkshire.
Date uploaded: January 24, 2010
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Vancouver commence Olympic and Paralympic Public Art Programme
The Olympic and Paralympic Public Art Program took more than two years to design and is the City’s most ambitious public art program to date.
Date uploaded: January 20, 2010
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Power tussle threatens arts Olympics - gurdaian reports on political row hindering top Cultural Olympiad job
The lengthy search for the right person to lead the festival of entertainment and art surrounding the 2012 London Olympics has exposed a political fault line
Date uploaded: January 20, 2010
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Making value: the economic and social contribution of craft makers. New research from the Crafts Council
Making value is a qualitative study to explore and evidence the value added by craft makers to other sectors (economic, education, health and community).
Date uploaded: January 10, 2010
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International Directory of Sculpture Parks and Gardens adds 15 new sculpture parks
The International Directory of Sculpture Parks and Gardens announces 15 new sculpture parks opened in 2009.
Date uploaded: December 14, 2009
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Art for Places website launched
Digital agency Mando Group has launched the website artforplaces.com to support a new three-year public art project.
Date uploaded: December 10, 2009
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Call for entries - tenth anniversary of the European Prize for Urban Public Space
The European Prize for Urban Public Space welcomes the submission of major projects of creating and remodelling public spaces that have been completed in Europe between 2008 and 2009.
Date uploaded: November 26, 2009
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Armagh city centre - invitation to tender for new public art commission
Armagh City and District Council have embarked on a major public art programme for Armagh City Centre.
Date uploaded: November 19, 2009
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Ghost Forest at Trafalgar Square
The stumps of 10 rainforest trees, complete with their roots, have been placed around Trafalgar Square to highlight the issue of deforestation.
Date uploaded: November 17, 2009
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Bright Light to showcase cutting-edge public art projects as part of Vancouver's 2010 Winter Games
Bright Light will turn a spotlight on the vibrant arts community in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in 2010.
Date uploaded: November 11, 2009
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Johannesburg looks to public art in preparation for 2010 World Cup
Ndaba Dlamini of the City of Johannesburg website has written an article describing the birth of many new public art installations around the city of Johannesburg.
Date uploaded: November 3, 2009
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Situations to produce Nowhereisland for the Cultural Olympiad
Situations to work with winning South West commissions for Artists Taking the Lead.
Date uploaded: November 1, 2009
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SKYWAY - new International Light Festival in Toruń, Poland
SKYWAY ‘09 is a new International Light Festival, held in the Polish city of Toruń. The first edition took place last August 2009, taking advantage of a natural phenomenon, the Perseid meteor shower.
Date uploaded: October 25, 2009
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Artists Taking the Lead winning commissions announced
The winning commissions for the Artists Taking the Lead programme have been announced.
Date uploaded: October 25, 2009
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Beam announces successful £50,000 Grants for the Arts bid
An arts, learning, and public engagement programme connected to Bradford's major City Park and Mirror Pool regeneration project.
Date uploaded: September 29, 2009
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Beam appointed as public art manager for former colliery
Beam appointed as the public art manager for Markham Vale; a 200 acre commercial development site just off Junction 29a of the M1 near Bolsover.
Date uploaded: September 29, 2009
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Over 100 penguin sculptures to be unveiled across Liverpool
"Go Penguins!" will see Liverpool's streets and squares transformed into a winter wonderland, with over 100 penguin sculptures unveiled across the city as part of the project.
Date uploaded: September 29, 2009
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International artists awarded major commissions for Vancouver's Olympic and Paralympic Public Art Program
Five major public art commissions announced today by Mayor Gregor Robertson as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Public Art Program will enhance 2010 Games venues as well as some of the City's most iconic landmarks.
Date uploaded: September 29, 2009
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Online Catalogue for public art in Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset Council has published an online catalogue of all the public art which has been commissioned in the district since 1945.
Date uploaded: September 20, 2009
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Situations to produce two major public art programmes
The commissioning and research programme based at the University of the West of England in Bristol, has been appointed to produce two new public art programmes of international significance.
Date uploaded: September 13, 2009
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ixia publish new Review and Guidance on public art and Building Schools for the Future
ixia's review is aimed at all those involved in the delivery of BSF schools and public art commissioning.
Date uploaded: September 6, 2009
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Johannesburg Regeneration Fuelled by Public Art
At the end of July 2009 the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) officially launches its most ambitious investment in public art to date.
Date uploaded: July 29, 2009
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Michael Pinsky's Monometer transforms four wind turbines into immense data receptors.
The four supporting columns of Belgium's highest wind turbines will be transformed into meters, at an epic scale, monitoring the ecological impact of Kortrijk's annual all night arts festival in July.
Date uploaded: July 16, 2009
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Launch of the International Directory of Sculpture Parks & Gardens
New directory covering over 500 sculpture parks and gardens from around the world.
Date uploaded: July 7, 2009
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Futurescope, Darlington Point Business Park, Tees Valley
A two-year outdoor exhibition of a series of eight huge circular photographs and images.
Date uploaded: July 5, 2009
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CASE - New initiatve launched to gather culture and sport evidence
CASE is the new £1.8 million, 3-year joint programme of research lead by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in collaboration with Arts Council England, English Heritage, the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) and Sport England.
Date uploaded: July 5, 2009
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Martin Creed appointed for Ipswich Waterfront Development
Martin Creed has been appointed by University Campus Suffolk (UCS) to add his vision to an already ambitious and bold arts development on Ipswich’s Waterfront.
Date uploaded: July 1, 2009
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The Place That Makes You Go Ahhhh - new article reflects on working with public artists
UrbanWords has commissioned a new article by writer Chris Meade, drawing on his experiences of working with designers and public artists, Snug and Outdoor
Date uploaded: June 22, 2009
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Public: Art/Culture/Ideas Journal celebrates 20th Anniversary with Double Edition
A special double issue of the publication has been devoted to the question: is the public sphere still a vital concept for art and politics in the 21st century?
Date uploaded: June 22, 2009
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Royal British Society of Sculptors Endorse Paid Proposals
The RBS hopes these guidelines will encourage good practice.
Date uploaded: June 15, 2009
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Public Artist Registry Volume VI launched in the USA
83 of America's best public artists featured in premier public art resource and online image library.
Date uploaded: June 11, 2009
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The High Line, New York, to opened June 2009
After ten years of advocacy, planning, and construction, the High Line is opening in New York.
Date uploaded: June 6, 2009
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Forthcoming Publication - Situation, Documents of Contemporary Art
A new anthology for September 2009, edited by Claire Doherty, offering key writings on areas of art practice and theory related to situation and place.
Date uploaded: June 4, 2009
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Michael Pinsky's neon line drawings displayed on Leicester Halls of Residence
Detailed line drawings of students' rooms, in Newarke Point Halls of Residence, are displayed in animated neon on two exterior facades of the building.
Date uploaded: June 1, 2009
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Sci Art Themed Sculpture Garden launches at Porthcurno, West Cornwall
The UK’s first Sci Art themed Sculpture Garden opens in West Cornwall this Thursday, May 28, unveiling a series of large-scale art works that celebrate Porthcurno’s key scientific role in world history.
Date uploaded: May 28, 2009
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BBC Arts Correspondant Razia Iqbal turns her thoughts to public art consultation
"Would [public art] work better and more consistently if the public played a greater role in what their communities will see every day?"
Date uploaded: May 26, 2009
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New QC Advice 2009 - Public Art and the Planning System
ixia, in partnership with international legal practice DLA Piper LLP, has sought the advice of Ian Dove QC at No5 Chambers on the relationship between public art and the planning system.
Date uploaded: May 26, 2009
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Reijo Kela scarecrow-like figures win top arts prize.
An arts project featuring scarecrow-like figures has won a top prize.
Date uploaded: May 19, 2009
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ARK: Road Vines
Join a presentation and discussion with John Newling and the Ark curators at 2.30 p.m. on the 29th May at the Wellcome Trust (215, Euston Rd. NW1 2BEUK) about his forthcoming Ark:Road Vines project.
Date uploaded: May 14, 2009
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Art & Architecture - Sitting Under Nature’s Sky
An imaginative seating programme in Northumberland where a host of Europe's most inventive minds have come up with a series of six outdoor retreats.
Date uploaded: May 11, 2009
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BIG ART - Sundays from 10 May on Channel 4 at 7pm
Big Art is a major new arts series bringing original works of art to the landscapes and townscapes of the UK - commissioned by the general public, as well as exploring the place of art in the built environment.
Date uploaded: May 10, 2009
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PASW Director Maggie Bolt talks about public art commissioning
Watch a short film of PASW Director Maggie Bolt talking to the Big Art Project about public art commissioning.
Date uploaded: May 10, 2009
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Funding announced for major Scottish public art projects
Eight public art projects in locations throughout Scotland are to receive development funding from the Scottish Arts Council’s new Public Art Fund
Date uploaded: April 30, 2009
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22nd International Sculpture Conference: CALL FOR PAPERS
The ISC's 22nd International Sculpture Conference will explore and consider the potential of sculpture in the 21st century.
Date uploaded: April 30, 2009
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Permission granted for installation of major new work from Richard Wilson RA
Sited on the exterior of the LSE's New Academic Building on Kingsway, London, 'Square the Block' will be a significant architectural intervention.
Date uploaded: April 30, 2009
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Urban meets Rural - A photographic project for empty shops in Plymouth
Images which are rural in nature and include text are printed onto vinyl and installed on the outside of the empty shop windows in Plymouth.
Date uploaded: April 29, 2009
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Immersion: A Strategic Framework for Eco-recreation in British Waters
A new report on how dissused lidos can be regenerated as new marine centres for the provision of recreation and education about water ecology.
Date uploaded: April 23, 2009
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Flash@Hebburn - new permanent public art work on the banks of the River Tyne
The artwork will take the form of 12 x 8 metre columns powered by sustainable energy through photovoltaic panels.
Date uploaded: April 20, 2009
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Henry Moore Foundation to showcase public art proposals that never made it
Art in Public Places: the archive of the Public Art Development Trust, at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, hosts an exhibition of proposals that never made it.
Date uploaded: April 14, 2009
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Artists Taking the Lead - 2012 Olympics
The Cultural Olympiad is looking to select 12 ideas, for 12 projects in 12 places across the nation. Original ideas for projects in any artform, led by artists (from individuals to collectives or organisations) are invited for submission.
Date uploaded: April 14, 2009
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Olympic Park contest for artist-led, temporary commissions
Expressions of interest are invited for a number of artist-led, temporary commissions and participatory projects focused around the edges of the Olympic Park site in east London.
Date uploaded: March 19, 2009
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2012 Cultural Olympiad launches 12 public art works contest
A £5.4m contest has been launched to create 12 public works of art inspired by the 2012 Olympics.
Date uploaded: March 19, 2009
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Liverpool's Web of Light wins lighting award
Arup Lighting has won the Special Project 2009 Lighting Awards prize for their work with designer Al Weiwei and contruction company J&J Carter.
Date uploaded: March 19, 2009
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In Certain Places talks available as free downloads
A new series of monthly free podcasts that include talks by artists, architects, local historians, urban theorists and cultural sociologists, which have sparked discussion about the future of the city and the role of art within regeneration schemes.
Date uploaded: March 19, 2009
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Plensa's Dream in situ at former Colliery
Jaume Plensa's landmark piece of public art, Dream, at the former Sutton Manor Colliery in St.Helens.
Date uploaded: March 18, 2009
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Call for entries: International Lighting Design Index 2010
A new international index that will allow the light industry to find interesting project partners.
Date uploaded: March 17, 2009
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Anthony Gormley hopes for a People's Plinth at Trafalgar Square
Anthony Gormley has been selected to fill the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square for one hundred days.
Date uploaded: February 26, 2009
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Russia gains first International outdoor sculpture
Spanish artist Jaume Plensa’s eight-metre-high House of Knowledge has been installed in front of the Federation Tower in St Petersburg.
Date uploaded: February 23, 2009
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£2 Million Giant White Horse for Ebbsfleet Landmark Project
A giant white horse has been chosen as a new £2m art commission for south east England dubbed "Angel of the South".
Date uploaded: February 10, 2009
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Environmental report gives Cardigan’s Turbulence the green light
No adverse impact on River Teifi’s SAC designated fish species means artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Turbulence for The Big Art Project can go ahead.
Date uploaded: February 9, 2009
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Gormley's Iron Man causes debate at Oxford Council
Plans to erect a nude statue on the roof of an Oxford shop have run into trouble 10 days before an eagerly awaited unveiling ceremony.
Date uploaded: February 5, 2009
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Liverpool's Superlambanana sculpture made permanent
A replica of the 17ft high Superlambanana sculpture is to be created in Liverpool after six months of negotiations saw permission given.
Date uploaded: February 4, 2009
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Vancouver artist Myfanwy MacLeod wins Olympic commission
Vancouver artist Myfanwy MacLeod has won the first public-art commission in the City of Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic legacy program.
Date uploaded: February 3, 2009
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The annual Marsh Award for Public Sculpture 2009
Nominate your public sculpture now!
Date uploaded: February 2, 2009
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Anthony Gormley supports B of the Bang
Anthony Gormley has written to Manchester council to urge that they don't scrap Manchester's controversial B of the Bang sculpture.
Date uploaded: January 25, 2009
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Public art in Wales in Focus
Safle, the Welsh public art agency, believes 2009 will see a renaissance in public art debate and endeavour in Wales.
Date uploaded: January 22, 2009
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Metal Veil for Swarovski Works, Austria
A metal ring mesh and stainless steel veil has been completed for the Swarovski works in Wattens, Austria.
Date uploaded: January 19, 2009
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Michael Craig-Martin designs a major public artwork for the DLR
Michael Craig-Martin has designed a major public artwork on the two-storey staircase of the new state-of-the-art Docklands Light Railway
Date uploaded: January 15, 2009
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Czech art installation angers European Union
A new art installation on display at the European Council building in Brussels has angered EU members.
Date uploaded: January 15, 2009
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Shifting Heads sculpture at Humbolt University
Standing 6 meters high, two slowly moving computer generated heads continually change their expression and realation to each other. Completed in late 2008.
Date uploaded: January 12, 2009
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Transparency, light art project Prague
Six well renowned artists including Julian Opie, Stephan Reusse, Jaume Plensa, Arthur Duff, Ulla Rauter and Jenny Holzer will create light art installations throughout Prague during the period of the EU Presidency.
Date uploaded: January 12, 2009
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Safle Graduate Award 2009
launch of the first annual Safle Graduate Award
Date uploaded: January 12, 2009
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B of the Bang reaches out of court settlement
Manchester City Council has reached a £1.7M out of court settlement with the designers and contractors involved in the design and build of the 'B of the Bang' sculpture in east Manchester.
Date uploaded: January 6, 2009
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games public art programme
Vancouver initiates a public art programme.
Date uploaded: January 5, 2009
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Belfast Receives Landmark Sculpture
Wolfgang Buttress has created an iconic landmark sculpture 'rise' for Belfast.
Date uploaded: November 19, 2008
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Miami Art Museum public art installations at Art Basel
Miami Art Museum (MAM) will present works by Jeff Koons, Daniel Arsham, and John Henry which will be installed at three public sites throughout the city during Art Basel Miami Beach 2008
Date uploaded: November 6, 2008
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Architectural Projection by CASA MAGICA, Pittsburgh/PA Festival of Lights
Architectural Projection by CASA MAGICA on the Cathedral of Learning at The University of Pittsburgh. As part of the Pittsburgh/PA 2008 Festival of Lights, from October 15th until November 16th 2008, the Cathedral wil be illuminated each night.
Date uploaded: November 5, 2008
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Cotswold Water Park: In Our Element
A visual arts programme for the Cotswolds Water Park
Date uploaded: October 28, 2008
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Hengrove Park public art project
Bristol City Council has appointed consultants to develop a major public art programme for Hengrove Park phase 1 development
Date uploaded: October 28, 2008
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The Scottish Arts Council's Public Art Plan and Fund
Announcement of new plan and funding for artists working in Scotland
Date uploaded: October 21, 2008
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Wide Open Space
Exploring how artists can contribute to the rural public realm
Date uploaded: October 21, 2008
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Big Art Fund update
Progress of the projects in Cardigan and St Helens
Date uploaded: October 13, 2008
