Get to know Arizona's vibrant mix of public art programs. Learn about their unique offerings, discover new arts opportunities, connect with resources and meet the arts professionals that make it all happen.

Presenters include include members of the Arizona Public Art Network, City of Avondale,City of Goodyear, Glendale Public Art Program, Metro Light Rail, City of Peoria Cultural Arts, Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, Scottsdale Public Art, City of Tempe, Tucson Pima Arts Council and Volunteer Legal Assistance for Artists.

Phoenix Art Museum
Singer Hall
1625 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, Arizona

Public art professionals, artists and the people who love them will gain valuable insight on legal matters relevant to public art. Presented by Volunteer Legal Assistance for Artists (VLAA). VLAA was started as a pro bono effort of ASU law students and Phoenix-area attorneys with the goal of providing legal education and referral services to both artists and those affiliated with artists.

Phoenix Art Museum
Singer Hall
1625 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, Arizona

The demands of creating a public art project can be overwhelming. Artists are often asked to deliver proposals using AutoCAD, submit material samples that demonstrate maintainability, create plan layouts to enhance their work, design a lighting scheme to highlight the art, and engineer works to withstand the fiercest elements imaginable. This is a pretty tall order when you’re background is in studio art. How does an artist move from the studio into the public?  What are some key tips to maintaining a studio practice while working on public projects? And what does it mean to be an “emerging” artist anyway?

In this workshop, we’ll address the issue of moving your studio practice into the public. Using examples of artists who’ve made the leap and who continue to maintain an active studio practice, this workshop will focus on strategies for getting a commission, working with a large space, team building and the “learn as you go” process that is public art.

Staff from the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture’s Public Art Program, Metro Lightrail, and Tempe Public Art will also be on hand to answer questions about the process of public art.


Phoenix Art Museum
Singer Hall
1625 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, Arizona

TPAC’s Public Art Roster offers an entry point into public commissions; artists are often selected from the Roster for projects with budgets under $50,000 without the publication of project-specific Call to Artists. This workshop provides an overview of recent projects where artists were selected from the Roster, presents successes and challenges experienced by the artists, and reviews the Public Art Roster application process.

Tucson Pima Arts Council
100 N Stone Ave # 303
Tucson, AZ 85701-1514
(520) 624-0595
 

Workshop hosted by Scottsdale and Tempe Public Art who will be joined by an artist commissioned through the IN FLUX initiative to discuss new models and experience in temporary public art. Temporary projects are being commissioned with greater frequency by public art programs throughout the world. These projects differ in many ways from more traditional, permanent public artworks, with one of the most important distinctions being the accessibility of these commissions to emerging artists who may have no previous public art experience.

Topics to be discussed include:
+Overview of temporary vs. permanent public art
+Best practices in temporary public art
+Emerging artist outreach & support-- What is an RFQ/RFP and how do I find out about calls to artists?
+First-hand account of an AZ artist's experience creating a storefront artwork as part of the IN FLUX initiative
+Brief individual consultations with project managers Kirstin Van Cleef & Maja Aurora from 7:15pm-8:00pm.

IN FLUX Cycle 1 Documentary
To view documentary, please copy and paste the following address into your browser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMGiTwI7kHc&list=UU5yqdWXqMgi4Lt9_tMfbNzg&index=3&feature=plcp 


Tempe Transportation Center
Don Cassano Community
Room 200 East 5th Street
Tempe, AZ

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