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Field Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies

Posted on February 14, 2012 by admin

This month the Land Art Generator Initiative released a free Field Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies. The first edition handbook will likely serve as a useful resource for artists and anyone else interested in a clean energy future. LAGI makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Artists, Materials, Public Art | Tagged Materials, Public Art, Solar, sustainability | 1 Comment

Public Art – Green, Functional and Beautiful

Posted on October 24, 2011 by admin

On October 8th Rebecca Ansert, Founder of Green Public Art Consultancy, was invited to speak at the City of Austin’s Art in Public Places (AIPP) Symposium , OFF THE GRID: Recharging Public Art + Design. AIPP staff, Carrie Brown and … Continue reading →

Posted in Materials, Public Art | Tagged Austin, eco-art, energy, Events, glass, Graffiti, heatisland, Interactive, international, LED, LEED, LosAngeles, Materials, New York, plants, Public Art, PublicSpace, rainwater, Recycled, Solar, stormwater, sustainability, Temporary, UK, wildlife | 2 Comments

OFF THE GRID: Recharging Public Art + Design

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Rebecca Ansert

OFF THE GRID: Recharging Public Art + Design, a full-day symposium hosted by the City of Austin’s Art in Public Places Program, will feature an intimate look at existing and future public art and design in the Seaholm District, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Artists, Events, Materials, Public Art | Tagged Architecture, Artists, Austin, eco-art, energy, EnvironmentalDesign, Events, heatisland, LandscapeArchitecture, LED, LEED, Materials, Public Art, PublicSpace, Recycled, Solar, stormwater, sustainability | 1 Comment

Public Art + Green Technology: Perspective from an Urban Sustainability Graduate Student

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Rebecca Ansert

Green Public Art’s Intern, Jessica Kimmel is our guest blogger for this post. Below are her thoughts on art and green technology. As an intern for Green Public Art, I have been in the process of researching new materials for … Continue reading →

Posted in Materials, Public Art | Tagged Artists, Chicago, energy, LED, Materials, Public Art, UK | 1 Comment

Flashback to 1957

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Rebecca Ansert

In 1957 the Eames Office was commissioned by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) to design a product to “show off the potential of its lightweight materials.” The team designed a playful solar energy toy which they called the Do-Nothing … Continue reading →

Posted in Artists, Materials, Public Art | Tagged Artists, energy, Materials, Solar, wind | 1 Comment