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Public art Art on the Avenues 
 Presents this Wenatchee, Washington state, "outdoor gallery of sculptures mounted on pedestals of indigenous columnar basalt featuring the works of many nationally acclaimed artists." Exhibits change every year. The site includes a list of the current artists and their works, photographs of pieces purchased for permanent display, a prospectus for artists wishing to submit work, a history of the project, and information about becoming involved in the nonprofit, volunteer organization that runs the program. http://www.artontheavenues.org/ Topics: Art Last updated Jun 6, 2005 Chicago: The City in Art
This site "is a collaborative project between The Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Public Schools. The program is designed to introduce teachers and students to recently restored murals in their schools." The site features images of murals painted between 1900 and 1945. The varied mural topics include characters from children's literature, a construction site, and William Penn. Also includes lesson plans, a glossary, a bibliography, and links to related sites. http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/mural_project/ Topics: Art, Lesson Plans Last updated Jul 15, 2007 City of Stars
Collection of short articles by an urban astrophysicist about how "references to the cosmos actually abound in Manhattan." Includes images of New York City buildings, sculptures, decorations, and architectural elements with astronomical references, and a brief discussion of "Manhattanhenge," a natural phenomenon in which, similar to Stonehenge, "the Sun fully illuminates every single cross street during the last fifteen minutes of daylight and sets exactly on the street's centerline." From the Natural History magazine. http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/master.html?http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/city_of_stars/ Topics: Architecture by Place, Astronomy Last updated May 29, 2006 Confluence Project
This ongoing project integrates artwork with restored native landscapes at seven sites along the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington state. Artist and architect Maya Lin designs the installations to "reflect a consciousness of the tremendous changes set in motion by the Corps of Discovery in the Northwest -- on its native people and environment." Includes project news, images of planned sites, and details about educational initiatives with schools in Washington state and Oregon. http://www.confluenceproject.org/ Topics: Native Americans Last updated Apr 28, 2006 CowParade
Site of the international public art exhibit featured in major cities all over the world since 1999. Visit the Worldwide Galley to see the hundreds of cow sculptures. The sculptures are ultimately auctioned off for charity. "CowParade is not meant to be high art. ... It is first and foremost a public art exhibit that is accessible to everyone." http://www.cowparade.com/ Topics: Arts and Humanities Last updated Sep 1, 2007 Miles of Mules
This site documents a public art project in "the five counties of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor in Eastern Pennsylvania. ... [Over] 150 life-sized, fiberglass mules, decorated by renowned and emerging local artists, as well as schools and nonprofits" were displayed in this area. The site has photographs of each mule and maps of where they were placed; mules were chosen to symbolize the region's coal mining history. http://www.milesofmules.org/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Geology, History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Technology, U.S. History By Place Last updated May 11, 2004 Public Art
The heart of the Helsinki City Art Museum Web site is this searchable collection of images of outdoor sculptures in the Finnish city. Included is a city map for locating the sculptures. The entry for each piece includes a photograph, description, location, and the artist's name. http://www.taidemuseo.hel.fi/english/veisto/index.html Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities Last updated Aug 19, 2002 Roy Lichtenstein Foundation
Gorgeous images shoulder-to-shoulder with practical information about this key pop artist. Includes a chronology, bibliography, filmography, descriptions of sculptures and murals, and more. The sections for upcoming, recent, and past exhibitions include many links to examples of Lichtenstein's work. http://www.lichtensteinfoundation.org/ Topics: Artists, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Schools of Art Last updated Oct 4, 2004 The Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC)
"An arts center that produces, preserves and conducts educational programs about community based public art works. SPARC espouses public art as an organizing tool for addressing contemporary issues, fostering cross-cultural understanding and promoting civic dialogue." The website features art projects (see the large-scale murals produced at the UCLA César Chávez/SPARC Digital Mural Lab), services, training and education, a newsletter, and a discussion forum. SPARC is a nonprofit organization based in Venice, Calif. http://www.sparcmurals.org/sparcone/ Topics: Art Last updated Aug 27, 2005 Virtual Tour of the CIA: "Kryptos" Sculpture
Overview of this sculpture, located at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters, that is inscribed with "several enigmatic messages, each written in a different code. The sculpture continues to be a source of pleasure and mystery for Agency employees with a few employees taking the challenge to 'break the code.'" Features a photo of the sculpture, the transcribed code, and an essay about the sculpture and attempts to solve the puzzle. From the CIA. https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/virtual-tour/kryptos/ Topics: Communications, Government Last updated May 26, 2007 |
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