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What Do Bostonians Think of the New MLK Monument?

Avatar photo by Jessica Shearer January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

Despite the deluge of online memes, reactions on the ground were mostly positive, but some think the work lacks context.

Posted inArt

What Rights Do Artists Have When Their Work Is Destroyed?

Avatar photo by Scotti Hill January 19, 2023January 20, 2023

A string of recent mural removals raises important questions about how public artworks are protected and what recourse, if any, exists for artists in the event of their destruction.

Posted inArt

Hank Willis Thomas Memorializes MLK and Coretta Scott King’s Love

Avatar photo by Billie Anania January 15, 2023January 13, 2023

The sculptural tribute was installed in a Boston park, the city where the couple first met.

Posted inNews

Can Public Art Save New York’s Grittiest Bus Terminal?

Avatar photo by Billie Anania December 27, 2022December 27, 2022

Nine contemporary artists have taken over vacant advertising spaces at the aesthetically beleaguered Port Authority.

Posted inArt

Two Art Commissions Look at Lincoln Center’s History Anew

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu October 10, 2022October 11, 2022

Nina Chanel Abney and Jacolby Satterwhite’s works for David Geffen Hall remember the vibrant history of the neighborhood.

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Artist Resigns From Public Art Commission After Native Communities Raise Questions

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu September 15, 2022September 16, 2022

Some members of Minneapolis’s Native community did not think Inkpa Mani was the right choice for a $400,000 public art commission meant to honor the Dakota People.

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Why Is New York Asking Artists to Decorate City Garbage Trucks for Free?

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu August 30, 2022August 31, 2022

The initiative raises questions about whether the city’s open call devalues art.

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Debunking Myths About Public Art

Avatar photo by Kealey Boyd August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

The Ent Center for the Arts’s program Art WithOut Limits pops up in unexpected spaces.

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Charles Gaines Brings Trees Back to Times Square

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie July 15, 2022July 18, 2022

Gaines’s sculpture “Roots,” encompassing seven sweetgum trees that were once native to the region, engages with the nation’s history of colonization and enslavement.

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New Public Artworks Bring Beauty and Warmth to Manhattan’s Penn Station

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie June 21, 2022June 22, 2022

Artists Dahlia Elsayed and Saya Woolfalk are the first to be included in Art at Amtrak, a rotating series of site-specific installations in the subterranean Midtown station.

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San Diego’s Parks Come Alive With Art

by Matt Stromberg June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

In a new six-month-long citywide arts initiative, 18 site-specific artworks are being installed throughout 28 parks in San Diego.

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Why We Need to Care for and Maintain Public Art

Avatar photo by Meghan Pursell April 2, 2022April 4, 2022

Does public artwork left in ruin impact community mental health?

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