Registration is open for "Demystifying Public Art", a free, two-day symposium designed to help artists understand the world of public art commissions and how they can be a part of it.
February 16-17 at University of Maryland, University College
Click HERE to learn more or to register. See the full schedule below.
FULL SCHEDULE
Saturday, February 16
9:30–10 a.m. What Is Public Art?
Welcome, Introductions, and Opening Comments
Alec Simpson, Rhonda Dallas, Eric Key
10–10:50 a.m. Sponsors of Public Art
Panelists: Sandra Bellamy, Management Analyst,
District of Columbia Government; Zolna Russell,
Art in Transit Manager, Purple Line Transit Constructors
Moderator: Alec Simpson
11–11:50 a.m. Access and Entry Points—My Introduction to
Public Art: Testimonials of Various Artists
Panelists: Ronald Beverly, Artist/Instructor;
Mary Ann Mears, Sculptor; Valerie Theberge, Artist
Moderator: Rhonda Dallas
Noon–12:50 p.m. Lunchtime Session: What Every Public Artist
Needs to Know
Todd W. Bressi, Public Art/Placemaking/City Design
Moderator: Eric Key
1–1:50 p.m. Public Art Resources
Patricia Walsh, Public Art and Civic Design Program
Manager, Americans for the Arts Public Art Network
Moderator: Alec Simpson
2–2:50 p.m. Public Art as the Art of Collaboration
Panelists: Martha Jackson Jarvis, Artist, Jackson
Jarvis Studio; Alan Binstock, Sculptor/Architect
Moderator: Eric Key
3–3:45 p.m. Challenges of the Public Artist
Panelists: Judy Sutton Moore, Artist; Margaret Boozer,
Director, Red Dirt Studio; Akili Ron Anderson,
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Art, Howard University
Moderator: Rhonda Dallas
3:45–4 p.m. Closing Remarks
Alec Simpson, Eric Key
4:15–6 p.m. Evening Reception and Tour of Public Art Collection
Sunday, February 17
9:30–10 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Alec Simpson, Rhonda Dallas, Eric Key
10–10:50 a.m. Public Art Solicitation and Budget Documents
Panelist: Liesel Fenner, Public Art Program Director,
Maryland State Arts Council
Moderator: Alec Simpson
11–11:50 a.m. From Proposal to Fabrication: Making Public Art
Panelists: Howard Connelly, Fabricator/Sculptor,
Howard Connelly Design; Wesley Clark, Artist/Installer
Moderator: Rhonda Dallas
Noon–12:50 p.m. Lunchtime Session: My Life as a Public Artist
Victor Ekpuk, Artist
Moderator: Eric Key
1–1:50 p.m. Public Art and Community Engagement
Panelists: Erwin Timmers and Michael Janis, Co-Directors,
Washington Glass School; Curtis Woody, Artist
Moderator: Rhonda Dallas
2–2:45 p.m. Politics, Process, Publicity: Managing Important
Project Factors
Amina Cooper, Public Art Manager and Curator,
Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County;
Deirdre Ehlen MacWilliams, Public Art Project Manager,
Arlington Public Art; Ryan Patterson, Public Art
Administrator, Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts
Moderator: Alec Simpson
2:45–3 p.m. Closing Remarks
Alec Simpson, Rhonda Dallas
3–5 p.m. Evening Reception and Tour of the Maryland High
School Juried Art Exhibition
UMUC Arts Program Gallery
Eric Key