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Shout it from the streets! There is a new PAN Newsletter!
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Hello Public Art Network Member,
Welcome to the new monthly PAN Newsletter, your connection to what is happening in the public art field! Each month we will feature hot topics, news items, and a member spotlight
highlighting a person or program that is doing great work in the field. This newsletter will be a learning platform to help you gain insight into the current issues and trends in the public art field, and to help you make the most of your membership to Americans
for the Arts and the Public Art Network.
I look forward to helping you stay connected to the issues and trends taking place in the public art field!
Patricia Walsh, Public Art Programs Manager
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (typically written in short-hand as DEI) is an ongoing, and growing topic of discussion for public art programs across the country. Broad as it
is deep, DEI encompasses many questions from how are artist being selected for a project? to What artworks are in the public realm and are they appropriate? Not always easy or obvious to answer, the public art field is up to the challenge in addressing these
growing concerns. Some of these issues were addressed during our first Ask An Expert virtual meeting where three public art administrators discussed this topic with 30 professionals. Topics included how to find artists of diverse backgrounds to how were DEI
policies developed to how selection panels are being diversified. You can find a recording of that session
here, and also check out addtional resources and examples on Cultural Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the
Public Art Resource Center.
Issues discussed in this section are pulled from the PAN Listserv. Join the conversation with other members by signing up
here.
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This month we are shining a spotlight on Kati Stegall, Public Art Project Manager for the City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture who has been a leader in the fight for federal funding for arts
and transit programs and an experienced project manager.
Kati Stegall recently joined the City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture in September 2017. She relocated from Charlotte, NC where she served as Art-in-Transit Program Administrator
for the Charlotte Area Transit System for 8 years. There she managed the integration of public art into transit capital improvement projects including the Blue Line Extension Light Rail Project opening in March 2018, CityLYNX Gold Line Streetcar Project, Albemarle
Park and Ride Project, and Beatties Ford Road Redevelopment Corridor Project. In addition, she was responsible for the development and implementation of community education and outreach efforts and maintenance of program resources. She holds an MA in Arts
Administration from Winthrop University and a BA in Sculpture and French from Covenant College.
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