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Public Art is artwork in the public realm, regardless of whether it is situated on public or private property, or whether it is acquired through public or private funding. Examples include, sculpture, lighting effects, murals, paving patterns, railings and signs. street art, building facade, kiosk, gate, fountain, play equipment, engraving, carving, fresco, mobile, collage, mosaic, bas-relief, tapestry, photograph, drawing, or earthwork

Subcategories

• Architecture
• Graffiti
• Guerrilla Art
• Installations
• Landscape Architecture
• Murals
• Sculpture
• Street Art

Resources in This Category

• Aesthetic Grounds

  http://www.artsjournal.com/aestheticgrounds/
  Weblog on public art and public space by writer, Glenn Weiss.

• Art in Partnership

  http://www.art-in-partnership.org.uk/
  Scotland's public art commissions agency. Offers information about services, projects, news and contacts.

• Art in the Public Interest

  http://apionline.org/
  Nonprofit organization to serve the information needs of artists and organizations who are bringing the arts together with community and social concerns. Contains newsletter and organization information.

• Art-Public.com

  http://www.art-public.com/
  Public art magazine and database. Publishes a newsletter addressed to the professionals in the field of art, architecture and urban design.

• Association for Gravestone Studies

  http://www.gravestonestudies.org/
  Furthering the study and preservation of gravestones.

• Blek's Le Rat

  http://bleklerat.free.fr/
  Offers galleries exploring the origin of stencil graffiti art in Paris, France in the 80's.

• Hickman Industries

  http://hickmanindustries.com/
  Showcases the sculpture and public art of Robert Hickman.

• International Cheemah Monument Project

  http://www.cheemahproject.org/
  Offers images and information about the international peace project that includes placing several bronze monuments around the world.

• Jane Greengold

  http://www.janegreengold.com/
  Public artist provides galleries of projects and installations.

• Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places

  http://www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/publicart/
  Public art program dedicated to bringing artistic works out of galleries and museums and into the Miami community.

• Outdoor Sculpture of Gil Sadeh

  http://www.gil-sadeh.com/
  Colorful outdoor sculptures and sculpture parks of Gil Sadeh, Tel Aviv, Israel.

• Philadelphia Public Art

  http://www.philart.net/
  Pictures of publicly viewable sculptures, memorials and fountains in Philadelphia.

• Project Row Houses

  http://www.projectrowhouses.org/
  Art and social activism is used to reclaim an inner city neighborhood in Houston.

• Public Art Fund

  http://www.publicartfund.org/
  A non-profit arts organization that presents the work of contemporary artists in New York's public spaces.

• Public Art in Los Angeles

  http://www.publicartinla.com/
  Documents public art works, sculptural works, mosaics, and murals, in the downtown area, the University of Southern California, and other places in the city.

• Public Art Meets the Public

  https://www.svcc.edu/academics/classes/murray/chicago/pblicart.htm
  Explores the relationship between art, art appreciation and cultural understanding.

• Public Art on the Net

  http://www.zpub.com/public/
  Links to community art resources and organizations.

• Public Art South West

  http://www.publicartonline.org.uk/
  A development agency co-ordinating a range of strategies for public art development in the South West (England), funded by South West Arts. News, advice, events, current issues.

• Public Art Works

  http://www.publicartworks.org/
  Supports placing art in unusual, public locations. Includes past works and contact information.

• Stephen Robin, Sculptor

  http://www.stephenrobinsculptor.com/
  Galleries of commissioned public sculpture and portfolios of non-commissioned work in a variety of materials.

• Steven Hall

  http://www.stevenhall.com.au/
  Examples of this Australian artist's works including sculptures, street furniture, works on paper and furniture.

• The Art of Being in Danger

  http://www.caracara.org/radar
  Art project explores attitudes toward homelessness.

• The Art of Life

  http://www.theartoflife.com/
  An online portfolio of many public and private commissions by artists' Bonnie Lee Turner and Cliff Clear.

• The Yard Art Project

  http://www.literate-lemur.com/yard_art_project
  Features photo galleries of art found in yards, gardens, and similar outdoor spaces. Invites submissions of yard art photos for possible online exhibition.

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