On the Future of Public Art

Public art can be personal, political, grandly scaled, or small in ambition. And, yes, there's a "new wave" of public art to be found in yard bombing, flash mobs, and tactical urbanism. Find out what the experts say about the future of public art.

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September 9, 2014, 6:00 AM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell

Artsblog just completed a weeklong blogging salon on the future of Public Art. Patricia Walsh sums up some of the posts with a mention of the need for more planners who are willing to support public art: "Reading these posts throughout the week has given light to some of the great talent that will be guiding the future of public art. We heard from Kati Stegall reflecting on how we can keep up with the changes happening throughout the country and from Meredith Frazier Britt, an up-and-coming city planner who is eager to work with public art (we need more of her!)"

The salon includes 13 more posts that examines local case studies as well as higher-elevation discussions of national trends.

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