Hello PANsters!
I wanted to introduce people on this string to an "older"
resource. For over 40 years Chicago Public Art Group has engaged
communities in decision making and creative production.
Astonishing projects included murals, mosaics, spray can pieces,
playgrounds, sculptures, temporary projects, and more. A wide
array of materials was used as we learned from both research and
experience - sharing our best knowledge with each other. The site,
Community Public Art Guide, was created about 12 years ago.
The Community Public Art Guide was led and edited by
artist/educator/professor Olivia Gude. It was written by CPAG
artists expressing their understanding of best practices of varied
materials and site and communities. It was done in the same focus
of collaboration that informs many of our multi-lead artist
projects. The essential spirit of CPAG is to share its best
practices - not to get more work, nor to earn money from it - but
to create a world in which better and better work is produced by
artists and communities - sort of artistic socialists.
So...tho work shown on this site a bit over a decade old, (you can see more recent work at www.chicagopublicartgroup.org/) there is a great deal of relevance for anyone looking at community engagement and community animation and best practices. Lots of images, Lots of content. Each section includes a series of photos of relevant projects that extend the content in the article. Have some fun! Questions?
You can see more of CPAG's current practice at www.chicagopublicartgroup.org/
Jon Pounds - pounds.jon@gmail.com
ED Emeritus of Chicago Public Art Group
Former PAN Council Member
Seeker of Jokes About Public Art
Dear Elayna and PAN Colleagus,
Seattle's Homeless Remembrance Project, http://homelessremembrance.org/tree-of-life-2/, is a fantastic example of an artist-led community project.
Artist Clark Wiegman designed and realized the main tree/leaf themed monument near Pikes Place Market. Working with homeless activists, families and th downtown community, has succeeded in creating an exemplary work of participatory and community public art.
These multi-authored works often are underrecognized due to the supporting role of the artist.
Helen LessickHelenLessick.net
On Wed, 19 Sep 2018 at 09:12, Elayna Toby Singer <ESinger@pbcgov.org> wrote:
Hi All,
I’m seeking national examples of participatory public art, where Artists leads community in collaboratively making the work, or where the public is involved in creating a significant aspect or percentage of the overall work. If the projects you know of focus on plants, ecosystems, engage the public environmental conservation learning and/or activism, that’d be great too. I’m working on the “Community-Created Art” section of an ARTist in the Garden Master Plan for the Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County, in West Palm Beach, and would love to include, and of course give proper credit to, the artists, and their works.
Thank you!
Elayna Toby Singer
Palm Beach County Art in Public Places
2633 Vista Parkway
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
(561) 233-0235
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