Glenn--I think the conversation around "what to do" is likely to need to be solved locally, since the discussion is going to be very particular to local conditions.  But a field-wide conversation to recommend HOW to talk about what to do is a great idea.

Julia Muney Moore (she/her/hers)
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On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 10:04 AM Glenn Weiss <glenn@culturalcouncil.org> wrote:
PAN,

Years ago through the Storefront for Art and Architecture and PS1, we placed calls to artists, architects and others to use their imaginations to address complex issues with  physical attributes such as community gardens, homelessness and international borders.  

In Jacksonville, Florida, the Mayor's office will soon start the formal process to determine the future on Confederate Monuments.  Mayor Curry already removed the soldier in front of City Hall.

So my question.....  
Is anyone or organization holding a think tank or competition for ideas for the future of the monuments AND/OR their pedestals? The range of ideas starts with melting them into something else --- to --- leaving them in place with changes or added interpretations.  I would like to take the bronze and stone figures and place them in a giant, above ground concrete time capsule for opening in 400 years.  The base to the Robert E. Lee sculpture in Richmond could be left as it is with all the graffitti.   In the UK, the sculpture of a protester was made and placed on the base where a slave trader stood until June 2020.  

If no one is doing this..... could PAN sponsor the competition?

Glenn



Glenn Weiss
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Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville
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On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 9:29 AM Jerelle Jenkins <jejenkins@artsusa.org> wrote:

Hi PAN Listserv,

 

See below this week’s listing of resources as we continue to move through this time of change, and through the work of dismantling white supremacists systems to help us all learn and think differently about public art and the policies and practices that make up the field. You may also be interested in checking out AFTA’s Weekly Round-up for July 17th.

 

We at AFTA are looking at additional ways to support your equity work and welcome resources, ideas, examples and opportunities to share with the field. Please send them to pan@artsusa.org.

 

Thank you all for your continued work as we all look for ways to make our communities more equitable, healthy and vibrant.

 

LEARNING:

 

REMOVING MONUMENTS:

 

PUBLIC ART/ARTISTS IN ACTION:

 

GENERAL:

 

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INSPIRATION:

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