Hi PAN Listserv,

 

I am excited to release the third in a series of videos developed for the Public Art Resource Center to showcase the importance public art plays in our communities. “A Monument to Maggie” explores the decades-long community effort in Richmond, Virginia to develop a monument honoring civil rights hero Maggie L. Walker. Americans for the Arts encourages the use of public art as a means to engage community and create dialogue of the representation of people and social issues in public places.

 

Americans for the Arts developed this documentary as part of its year-long outreach effort to promote the recently released Public Art Resource Center, an online platform that houses tools, resources, and opportunities tailored to needs of the public art field. For more information on “A Monument to Maggie” check out the News Item for more details.

 

Help us spread the word about this great story and show what public art can mean to a community through Facebook and Twitter.

 

A special thanks to city of Richmond Public Art Coordinator Ellyn Parker for seeing this monument through to fruition and being a wonderful partner in the development of this documentary!

 

Best,

Patricia

 

Patricia Walsh, Public Art Programs Manager
Americans for the Arts
1000 Vermont Ave, NW, 6th Flr, Washington, DC 20005
T: 202.371.2830 ext 2024
E: pwalsh@artsusa.org
W: www.AmericansForTheArts.org

T: @Americans4Arts; @pwalsh6

Americans for the Arts is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With more than 50 years of service, it is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.