A series of Saturdays during fall 2010 and 2011 that offered free hands-on family programming, including artist-led sculpture workshops for kids, self-guided sculpture iPod tours, live music and more.

The artist is one of 15 elected to be National Academicians at the National Academy of Design, the leading society for visual artists and architects. Ferrer lived and worked in Philadelphia for many years and has been commissioned by the Association for Public Art.

After a debut in Philadelphia and a stop in Baltimore, the Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireflies pedicabs covered in glowing lanterns are parading through South Florida’s first art and light exhibit, Illuminate Coral Gables.

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.

It is with tremendous sorrow that the Association for Public Art recognizes the passing of the wonderful Daniel W. Dietrich II (1941-2015).

In May, the Association for Public Art is temporarily removing Mark di Suvero’s massive Iroquois from its home on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for conservation restoration. Disassembling the sculpture will take a full day of work from a team of professionals, including conservators, welders, and riggers.

The Association for Public Art in partnership with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania has engaged artist Xenobia Bailey to create a singular emblematic image, The Radical Black Elite, that will be displayed on street pole banners on Locust Street outside of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Marking Bailey’s first public art installation in Philadelphia, these commemorative banners will be on view throughout spring and fall 2024.

Over the years, the Association has advocated for good civic design, the commissioning and placement of permanent and temporary public art along the Parkway, and the presentation of innovative public programming.

Join us for a reception at Park Towne Place to celebrate the final days of Jennifer Steinkamp’s Winter Fountains! Enjoy complimentary light refreshments and chat about art on the Parkway.

A temporary installation coming to Philadelphia December 2017, Steinkamp’s proposal includes four glowing Winter Fountains with animated video projections that feature related collections found in the institutions on the Parkway.