Association for Public Art http://associationforpublicart.org Thu, 16 May 2013 18:53:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Explore Philadelphia’s Public Art on Foursquare http://associationforpublicart.org/mww_foursquare/ http://associationforpublicart.org/mww_foursquare/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:16:07 +0000 alippolis http://associationforpublicart.org/?p=6647 Click here to visit our Foursquare page and discover the many locations and fun tips we've listed for Museum Without Walls: AUDIO™sculptures in Philadelphia. For the full experience, download the Foursquare app for your smartphone and start "checking-in" at public...]]> Museum Without Walls is on Foursquare!

Click here to visit our Foursquare page and discover the many locations and fun tips we’ve listed for Museum Without Walls: AUDIO™ sculptures in Philadelphia. For the full experience, download the Foursquare app for your smartphone and start “checking-in” at public artworks throughout the city. You’ll be able to share with friends the public art spots you visit, read tips from other users, and leave your own words of sculpture wisdom.

]]> http://associationforpublicart.org/mww_foursquare/feed/ 0 Register for the Association for Public Art’s 141st Annual Meeting – May 13, 2013 http://associationforpublicart.org/register-for-the-association-for-public-arts-141st-annual-meeting-may-13-2013/ http://associationforpublicart.org/register-for-the-association-for-public-arts-141st-annual-meeting-may-13-2013/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:04:55 +0000 cmartin http://associationforpublicart.org/?p=6438 Click here to Register for the Annual Meeting]]> The Board of Trustees of the Association for Public Art invites you to join us for our 141st Annual Meeting at the Philadelphia Museum of Art with guest speaker,
Rafael Ferrer.

 

Ferrer will be presenting an illustrated talk,
“Nothing. . . is what it is.”

Photo: Rafel Ferrer, El Gran Teatro de la Luna, 1982, reinstalled 2012.
Photo by Caitlin Martin

 

Register for the Annual Meeting

 

Donate/Become a Member

 

141st Annual Meeting:

Monday, May 13, 2013
5:00 PM

Reception to follow

Location:
Van Pelt Auditorium
Philadelphia Museum of Art

26th and the Parkway

Questions?

Call 215.546.7550

New York based artist and percussionist Rafael Ferrer was born in 1933 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and lived and worked in Philadelphia for many years. In 1970 he executed Deflected Fountain 1970, for Marcel Duchamp on the East Terrace of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. His sculpture El Gran Teatro de la Luna was commissioned by the Fairmount Park Art Association (now the Association for Public Art) in 1982 for Fairhill Square in North Philadelphia. From his early days as a musician and his Surrealist-influenced abstract drawings and conceptual/process actions and installations, to his lush tropical paintings, maps, and works on paper bags, Ferrer’s work defies categorization.

Ferrer has repainted and restored El Gran Teatro de la Luna for the City of Philadelphia through the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, with funding from the NEA and matching support for the artist by the Association for Public Art. The sculpture was recently reinstalled as part of Philadelphia’s Parks & Recreation’s site renovations.

His artwork was featured in a major retropsective at El Museo del Barrio in New York City in 2010, and a 2012 survey of his works on paper at the Lancaster Museum of Art, PA. His work is included in the permanent collections of many museums in the US and abroad.

The re-dedication of El Gran Teatro de la Luna will be held on Tuesday, May 14 at 5:30p.m. in Fairhill Square Park (4th and Lehigh). 

]]> http://associationforpublicart.org/register-for-the-association-for-public-arts-141st-annual-meeting-may-13-2013/feed/ 0 aPA Offering Free Public Art Tours for “What’s Out There Weekend Philadelphia” http://associationforpublicart.org/whats-out-there-weekend-philadelphia-tours/ http://associationforpublicart.org/whats-out-there-weekend-philadelphia-tours/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:08:49 +0000 alippolis http://associationforpublicart.org/?p=6309 The Association for Public Art is offering two public art tours – a morning bike tour and an afternoon walking tour – on Saturday, May 18th, highlighting sculptures included in our Museum Without Walls: AUDIO interpretive audio program for Philadelphia’s outdoor sculpture. The tours are being offered as part of The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s “What’s Out There Weekend Philadelphia,” a two-day series of diverse, expert-guided tours of Philadelphia (May 18 and 19). Both of our tours are FREE, but registration is required and space is limited. 

>>CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for a tour and discover other “What’s Out There Weekend Philadelphia” events!

EVENT DETAILS:

Tour 1: Museum Without Walls – Public Art Bike
WHAT: Free 8-mile bike tour along Kelly Drive and through Fairmount Park highlighting Museum Without Walls: AUDIO sculptures
WHEN: Saturday, May 18, 9am-12pm
WHERE: Meet at Lloyd Hall (1 Boathouse Row) at 9am; tour ends at Lloyd Hall at 12pm
*NOTE: Recommended for urban cyclists with experience riding on busy streets or in traffic. Please bring a spare tube, water bottle, and helmet. You will not be able to participate without a helmet.

Unable to attend the ride or prefer to go at your own pace? Download our Public Art Bike Map!

Tour 2: Museum Without Walls – Public Art Walk
WHAT: Free public art walking tour along Benjamin Franklin Parkway highlighting Museum Without Walls: AUDIO sculptures
WHEN: Saturday, May 18, 1-2:30pm
WHERE: Meet at JFK Plaza/LOVE Park by the LOVE sculpture

Unable to attend or prefer to go at your own pace? Download our Museum Without Walls: AUDIO Map!

 


 

]]> http://associationforpublicart.org/whats-out-there-weekend-philadelphia-tours/feed/ 0 Executive Director of aPA receives the Tyler Tribute Award http://associationforpublicart.org/executive-director-of-apa-receives-the-tyler-tribute-award/ http://associationforpublicart.org/executive-director-of-apa-receives-the-tyler-tribute-award/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:00:27 +0000 cmartin http://associationforpublicart.org/?p=6431 Penny Balkin Bach, Executive Director of the Association for Public Art, received the inaugural Tyler Tribute Award on Saturday, April 13, 2013. The award recognizes Bach’s contributions to public art in Philadelphia, and was presented in conjunction with Tyler School of Art’s Annual Student Exhibition. Bach accepted the award at Tyler School of Art’s new building.

Click here to read about Ms. Bach’s award presentation

As the Executive Director of the Association for Public Art (formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association), Bach has worked with artists, architects, civic leaders, city agencies, community groups and cultural organizations to commission, preserve, promote and interpret public art in Philadelphia. Bach’s current activities include the exploration of innovative approaches to public art and its audiences, the creation of opportunities for newly commissioned work, advocacy for responsible stewardship of public art, and the promotion and interpretation of art in public places. She has written extensively about public art and the environment, including her book “Public Art in Philadelphia,” published by Temple University Press. Bach is a BFA graduate of the Tyler School of Art and received her MA in Visual Communications and Social Organization from Goddard College and an honorary Fine Arts degree from the Moore College of Art & Design.

Pictured: Penny Bach receives the award from Robert T. Stroker, Dean of the Center for the Arts and Vice Provost of the Arts. Photo courtesy of Temple University Photography / Ryan Brandenberg.

]]> http://associationforpublicart.org/executive-director-of-apa-receives-the-tyler-tribute-award/feed/ 0 Metro Covers aPA Bike Tours: “Museum Without Walls Combines Art and Exercise” http://associationforpublicart.org/metro-features-apa-bike-tours-museum-without-walls-combines-art-and-exercise/ http://associationforpublicart.org/metro-features-apa-bike-tours-museum-without-walls-combines-art-and-exercise/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:25:55 +0000 alippolis http://associationforpublicart.org/?p=6554 "Museum Without Walls Fun Ride" bike tours, spreading the word that Philadelphians can cycle their way to discovering the city's best public art this spring. The Bicycle Coalition's Diana Steif shares with Metro the rationale behind...]]> April 8, 2013

>>Read “Museum Without Walls Combines Art and Exercise”

Philadelphia’s Metro put a spotlight on the Association for Public Art and Bicycle Coalition’s “Museum Without Walls Fun Ride” bike tours, spreading the word that Philadelphians can cycle their way to discovering the city’s best public art this spring. The Bicycle Coalition’s Diana Steif shares with Metro the rationale behind the rides: “The concept is so that people don’t have to pay an entrance fee to see beautiful pieces of art, and instead can stroll along trails, take a bike ride and stop at sculptures scattered throughout our parks. Viewing art shouldn’t be limited by your finances or to the inside of a museum.”

aPA bike tour visits "The Wrestlers" in Fairmount Park. Photo: Caitlin Martin.

>>Click here to learn more and register for the April 13th ride (women only) or April 25th ride (open to everyone).

Unable to attend? Learn about our May 18th bike tour for “What’s Out There Weekend Philadelphia” or Download our Public Art Bike Map!

]]> http://associationforpublicart.org/metro-features-apa-bike-tours-museum-without-walls-combines-art-and-exercise/feed/ 0 Public Art Bike Tours Back for Spring – Register Now! http://associationforpublicart.org/mww_public_art_bike_tours_back_for_spring_register_now/ http://associationforpublicart.org/mww_public_art_bike_tours_back_for_spring_register_now/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:09:17 +0000 alippolis http://associationforpublicart.org/?p=6343 Featured in Philadelphia’s Metro! Click here to read “Museum Without Walls Combines Art and Exercise.”

The Association for Public Art and the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia have teamed up once again to offer two FREE ”Museum Without Walls Fun Ride” public art bike tours: The first ride is on Saturday, April 13th from 10:00AM-1:00PM (for women only) and the second is on Thursday, April 25th from 5:15PM-7:30pm (open to everyone). Both tours will be a 10-mile ride along Kelly Drive and through Fairmount Park, highlighting sculptures included in Museum Without Walls: AUDIO – the aPA’s interpretive audio program for Philadelphia’s outdoor sculpture. The tours will begin and end at the front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Our bike tours are free, but registration is required and space is limited!

>>Click here for 4/13/13 bike ride (women only) registration and event details

>>Click here for 4/25/13 bike ride (open to everyone) registration and event details

To learn more about Museum Without Walls: AUDIO, visit www.museumwithoutwallsaudio.org.

]]> http://associationforpublicart.org/mww_public_art_bike_tours_back_for_spring_register_now/feed/ 0 Americans for the Arts Celebrates Penny Balkin Bach, 2013 PAD Award Recipient http://associationforpublicart.org/americans-for-the-arts-celebrates-penny-balkin-bach-2013-pad-award-recipient/ http://associationforpublicart.org/americans-for-the-arts-celebrates-penny-balkin-bach-2013-pad-award-recipient/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:29:41 +0000 alippolis http://associationforpublicart.org/?p=6224 Americans for the Arts' Liesel Fenner celebrates aPA Executive Director Penny Balkin Bach and her contributions to the field of public art in "Open the Door & Come In: Celebrating Penny Balkin Bach," as Bach was recently honored with the Public Art Dialogue's (PAD) 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award...]]> Americans for the Arts - ARTSblog (3/27/13)

Americans for the Arts‘ Liesel Fenner celebrates aPA Executive Director Penny Balkin Bach and her contributions to the field of public art in ”Open the Door & Come In: Celebrating Penny Balkin Bach,” as Bach was recently honored with the Public Art Dialogue’s (PAD) 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award.

>>Click here to read the full ARTSblog post

 

]]> http://associationforpublicart.org/americans-for-the-arts-celebrates-penny-balkin-bach-2013-pad-award-recipient/feed/ 0 OPEN AIR featured in Public Art Review’s “Social Media as Art” http://associationforpublicart.org/open-air-featured-in-public-art-reviews-social-media-as-art/ http://associationforpublicart.org/open-air-featured-in-public-art-reviews-social-media-as-art/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:35:52 +0000 alippolis http://associationforpublicart.org/?p=6297 Social Media as Art," Public Art Review highlights Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's OPEN AIR  (as well as Conrad Gleber and Gail Rubini's "My Alaska, Too") to illustrate how artists are using mobile technologies and social media in their work. Commissioned by the Association for Public Art, OPEN AIR was an interactive...]]> Public Art Review (March 2013)

In “Social Media as Art,” Public Art Review highlights Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s OPEN AIR  (as well as Conrad Gleber and Gail Rubini’s “My Alaska, Too”) to illustrate how artists are using mobile technologies and social media in their work. Commissioned by the Association for Public Art, OPEN AIR was an interactive light installation that combined mobile technology and participants’ voices to activate 24 robotic searchlights along Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway from September 20 – October 14, 2012.

>>Read “Social Media as Art”

>>Learn more about OPEN AIR

 

 

]]> http://associationforpublicart.org/open-air-featured-in-public-art-reviews-social-media-as-art/feed/ 0 Executive Director of aPA receives PAD Award http://associationforpublicart.org/executive-director-of-apa-receives-pad-award/ http://associationforpublicart.org/executive-director-of-apa-receives-pad-award/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:02:02 +0000 alippolis http://associationforpublicart.org/?p=5977 Penny Balkin Bach, Executive Director of Philadelphia’s Association for Public Art, is the 2013 recipient of the national Public Art Dialogue (PAD) Award in recognition of her longstanding and continuing contributions to the field of public art. PAD is an affiliate of the College Art Association (CAA). Its membership includes art historians, artists, curators, administrators, educators, architects, landscape architects, and others engaged with the wide arc that public art encompasses. Their goal is to provide platforms for dialogue among public art professionals and students across disciplines. Awardees are chosen from nominations made by PAD members.

The PAD award for achievement in the field of public art is given annually to an individual whose contributions have greatly influenced public art practice. Established in 2009, the award has been presented to artist and educator Suzanne Lacy; curator, critic, and educator Mary Jane Jacob; Anne Pasternak, President and Artistic Director of Creative Time; and media artist Ben Rubin.

Public Art Review (2/18/13)

The Philadelphia Inquirer (2/15/13)

 

]]> http://associationforpublicart.org/executive-director-of-apa-receives-pad-award/feed/ 0 LOVE Public Art http://associationforpublicart.org/love-public-art-photomosaic-and-photo-contest/ http://associationforpublicart.org/love-public-art-photomosaic-and-photo-contest/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:53:25 +0000 alippolis http://associationforpublicart.org/?p=5935 view the winning entries ]]>

Help the aPA create a “LOVE Public Art”

LOVE sculpture PhotoMosaic and

enter our photo contest!

Submit your best pics of Robert Indiana’s LOVE sculpture to be included in the PhotoMosaic and automatically entered into our “LOVE Public Art” photo contest! Qualified submissions will be included in the mosaic, which will be featured on selected bus shelters in the spring and a FREE poster made available at different locations throughout Philadelphia.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

Submit your finest LOVE sculpture pic(s) via our Facebook page, Twitter or Instagram (use hashtag #LOVEpublicart) by midnight EST on February 24, 2013. The top three photo submissions – determined by online voting on our Facebook page – will receive a $100 gift certificate to Adorama Camera AND a free aPA membership through October 2013.

>>Click here to upload your photo(s) on Facebook and to vote for your favorites!

 


 

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