November 30, 2021
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May 11, 2021
6 Can’t-Miss Public Art Stops of the Southwest
WESTAF's CVSuite™ and Public Art Archive™ Announce 6 Can't-Miss Public Art Stops of the Southwest DENVER, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Following up on its Top 10 Music Cities and 30 Most…
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January 19, 2021
Lives that Bind: Restorative Justice Installation on Virtual View
"An exciting new art exhibit curated by former California African American Museum curator jill moniz is now installed on the first floor of Santa Monica’s new City Hall East. The…
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December 9, 2020
Power Map, a virtual exhibition archiving Mural Arts Philadelphia’s “Power Map: Historical Mural Activations” Project
The Public Art Archive (PAA) is pleased to present the Power Map virtual exhibition in partnership with Mural Arts Philadelphia (MAP). Power Map is a series of five newly commissioned…
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February 25, 2020
Celebrating Our 10-year Anniversary with a Look to the Future
We are thrilled to kick off this new decade by expressing our appreciation to all of the public artists, organizations, and practitioners who have helped us build (and who continue…
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November 4, 2019
Temporary Public Art Experiences Bring Global Issues to the Forefront of Mainstream and Civic Culture
Written by Lori Goldstein and Lani Morris Recently, members of the CaFÉ and Public Art Archive (PAA) teams visited Jaguara, a temporary public art installation featured as part of the Biennial of…
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May 29, 2019
Artist Interview with Ben Butler
“Making art for public spaces means presenting ideas to a broad and often unknown audience. Acknowledging that your worldview is in large part shaped by your surroundings seems important. I…
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March 20, 2019
‘Honest Babe.’ People Are Having a Hard Time Keeping It Together Thanks to This Chiseled Abraham Lincoln Statue
“Reminder that the Los Angeles federal courthouse has a statue of Abraham Lincoln where he’s a shirtless young stud suggestively tugging at his waistband like a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model,” Zack Stentz…
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