Tag Archives: Recycled

Public Art – Green, Functional and Beautiful

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

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OFF THE GRID: Recharging Public Art + Design

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

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H20 – Preview: Terri Hughes-Oelrich

On May 6, 2011, H20: The Art of Conservation, at the Water Conservation Garden, San Diego, CA, will open to the public. Green Public Art reviewed over 1100 artists portfolios before inviting 14 San Diego artists to participate in the … Continue reading

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H20 – Preview: Fritzie Urquhart

On May 6, 2011, H20: The Art of Conservation, at the Water Conservation Garden, San Diego, CA, will open to the public. Green Public Art reviewed over 1100 artists portfolios before inviting 14 San Diego artists to participate in the … Continue reading

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H20 – Preview: Benjamin Lavender

On May 6, 2011, H20: The Art of Conservation, at the Water Conservation Garden, San Diego, CA, will open to the public. Green Public Art reviewed over 1100 artists portfolios before inviting 14 San Diego artists to participate in the … Continue reading

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H20 – Preview: Adam John Manley

On May 6, 2011, H20: The Art of Conservation, at the Water Conservation Garden, San Diego, CA, will open to the public. Green Public Art reviewed over 1100 artists portfolios before inviting 14 San Diego artists to participate in the … Continue reading

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Public Art Rainbows Have Nothing to Hide

Rainbows are natural phenomenon that causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the Sun shines on droplets of moisture in the atmosphere. Michael Jones McKean, a former artist-in-residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and … Continue reading

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“A Breath of Life”: Artificial Study of Plant Life

The idea is simple…plants require carbon dioxide to grow. Scotland-based artist and designer Fraser Ross has designed A Breath of Life to engage viewers by asking them to activate his artwork by breathing on it. This is, as Fraser notes, … Continue reading

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Dog Park Converts Waste into Energy for Temporary Public Art

The Park Spark Project, designed by artist Matthew Mazzotta, is the first Dog Park Methane Digester installed in the United States (San Francisco made an attempt in 2006). The scientific-art intervention transforms dog waste into energy (methane) through a publicly … Continue reading

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New market integrates salvaged materials into public art

A new Safeway grocery store in Bethesda, MD, designed by Rounds VanDuzer Architects, will be LEED certified. As part of the project, Safeway commissioned Ecoartist Erwin Timmers of the Washington Glass Studio to integrate artwork into the architectural facade of … Continue reading

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