CEC Artslink presents Publicly Creative: A Public Art Workshop. Public art is a fast-growing discipline with many unexplored opportunities for artists and communities. This workshop is a hands-on intensive introduction to the field, outlining resources, logistics, opportunities, and examples of successful collaborations. Recognizing artistic initiative as a valuable asset and a catalyst for a dialogue and transformation, we will explore how site-specific collaborations in varied cultural, geographic and political areas can influence business, social awareness and economic development. Encouraging close inspection of the particular issues faced by a specific New York community chosen by the participants, the workshop and the resulting public art work(s) will provide a unique platform for the participants and the public to explore and appropriate the city’s landscapes.

April 9, 2011

The Schedule

Bird City, Yaroslavl, Russia
May 9, 2:00-6:00 pm at CEC ArtsLink
Kendal Henry presents international socially engaged public art projects successfully conducted in Russia and Central Asia by the participants of CEC ArtsLink’s VisArt Public Art program. Followed by Q&A and a brain-storming session about the desired outcome of the workshop.

May 10-11, 2:00-6:00 pm at various location downtown Manhattan
The heart of the workshop, a 2-day intense how-to master class, will focus the participants on the needs, available resources, structure of the projects, implementation of the ideas into a collaborative work, and interaction with the public. The project, its venue, and the materials will be decided upon and implemented during this time. Mr. Henry’s previous experience as a Manager of Arts Programs at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) sharpened his eye for the unorthodox locations and artistic methods and will be critical in guiding the group’s activity. The most unique and invaluable aspect of Mr. Henry’s approach is the reliance on the resources already available to the participants and the community. By necessity, the resulting installations and/or interventions are often transient. This method allows the participants to be uninhibited in their creativity, promotes resourcefulness, and allows greater flexibility in responding to the local and the immediate.

May 12, 2:00-6:00 pm
Participants present the resulting project to the public in an opening ceremony. A debriefing session at CEC ArtsLink concludes the workshop.

9 comments:

  1. This looks great. I can't wait to see what happens. Do all the artists know about the blog yet? I'd love to hear from them their expectations, hopes, fears etc!

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  2. Thanks Kendal, Looks exciting and intense. 2 days! That's quick!

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  3. Yes, INTENSE is definitely the word. A bit intimidating, this schedule. But I have faith in Kendal, and I'm looking forward to this experience!

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  4. Looks very fun and shooty-from-the-hip. BTW, where do we meet on Monday?

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  5. this looks amazing and fast paced! can't wait to meet you all - I am wondering how sound will work with all this!

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  6. Looking forward to opening up new ideas & incorporating themes into public art opportunities.

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  7. I was blown away by all the information yesterday! Kendal has given the group so much to think about. Still trying to process, but I am very energized by the group & looking forward to what's next.

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  8. The lecture yesterday made me think about the Anish Kaoopr piece in Chicago I saw last year. I couldn’t help myself and did what everyone else did take pictures. Great work in a the right location. To see Images check out the blog link at my web page.

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  9. I heard on NPR this morning that Anish Kapour is calling for museums and art spaces all over the world to close on the same day in support of Ai Weiwei.

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