General Ulysses S. Grant along Kelly Drive received a dramatic conservation treatment as part of the Association for Public Art’s annual Conservation Maintenance program.
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The Association for Public Art will present Big Bling, a temporary monumental work by acclaimed sculptor Martin Puryear. Commissioned by the Madison Square Park Conservancy, the sculpture will first be exhibited in Madison Square Park, New York, from May 16, 2016 – January 8, 2017.
UPDATE: aPA to receive NEA Art Works award to commission Fireflies by Cai Guo-Qiang
Posted: May 10, 2016
The National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved an Art Works award to the Association for Public Art (aPA).
Over Thirty Sculptures Receive Conservation Maintenance, Including One Dramatic Steam Treatment
Posted: May 5, 2016
Each spring, the Association for Public Art provides annual maintenance for over 30 outdoor sculptures in Philadelphia through our landmark Outdoor Sculpture Conservation Program.
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Interviewed by Samantha Melamed for Philly.com, Association for Public Art Executive Director Penny Balkin Bach offers some insight into how public artworks are lost or saved in Philadelphia.
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Presented by the Association for Public Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Robert Indiana’s “AMOR” comes to Philadelphia. The sculpture will be on view through January 2016.
Commissioned by the aPA, “OPEN AIR” was selected as a Merit Award Winner for the 2015 CODAawards “Public Spaces” category.