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By Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff May 27, 2021 Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff Last week, Mayor Kim Janey announced the Joy Agenda, a city-wide initiative that will feature a number of job opportunities for creatives, including the 2021 Transformative Public Art Program, which is now accepting applications. Last year, 24 public art projects were awarded grants totaling $35,000 as part of the program. This year, the call has been split into three opportunities. Option one is for artists intereste...

City makes organizational changes May 6, 2021 The City of Kingston has made a number of organizational changes aimed at providing continuity of service, adding focus to key initiatives outlined in the 2019-2022 Strategic Plan and supporting Kingston through the pandemic and its recovery.  The changes below go into effect on May 10. To better target services supporting the arts, culture and heritage-related needs of our community, the City will reframe its Cultural Services department as Arts...

Special to the Daily The city of Denver’s Public Art Program is seeking to commission an artist or team of artists to create an original public artwork for the Colorado Convention Center expansion project. The new artwork will be part of the Colorado Convention Center’s current collection of 31 public artworks. For this project, a selection panel has identified the exhibit level lobby ceiling for a suspended artwork and set forth specific goals and parameters in hopes of creating unique and...

Devonport City Council Tasmania Continued investment in the LIVING CITY project is priority for the Devonport City Council’s election funding opportunities, which were revealed today. Devonport Mayor Annette Rockliff said continued commitment from State and Federal Government partners in the LIVING CITY Masterplan was vital in transforming the City of Devonport. Council’s top project funding opportunities include: LIVING CITY Sound and Light Show: An immersive visual and sculptural performa...

Star of Texas now welcoming visitors at San Antonio International Airport Erin Rodriguez Replay Video UP NEXT Its hard to miss. Standing at 17 feet tall and completely fiery red, the newest addition to the citys public art collection – the “Star of Texas (La Estrella de Texas)” by the popular Mexican artist Sebastian – was unveiled Monday afternoon. The video above is from an interview about art installations throughout the city. The sculpture represents San Antonio’s...

Star of Texas now welcoming visitors at San Antonio International Airport The newest addition to the city’s public art collection – “Star of Texas (La Estrella de Texas)” by the renowned Mexican artist Sebastian – was unveiled Monday. Author: Erin Rodriguez (KENS 5) Published: 2:39 PM CDT April 12, 2021 Updated: 3:09 PM CDT April 12, 2021 SAN ANTONIO — Its hard to miss. Standing at 17 feet tall and completely fiery red, the newest addi...

Whale sculpture to grace 9th and 9th neighborhood in Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Arts Council Out of the Blue is set to be installed at the roundabout at 9th South and 11th East in Salt Lake City. and last updated 2021-03-16 14:28:38-04 SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake Citys 9th and 9th neighborhood is known for its diversity and sense of community, and now a new piece of public art will celebrate those qualities. Soon, the roundabout at 900 South and 1100 East will feature "Out of the Blue," ...

The city's Public Art Program and its Economic Recovery Task Force are offering the grants to musicians who live in Santa Rosa, are at least 18 years old and have lost income due to an inability to perform live because of the pandemic.

As the COVID-19 pandemic lumbers on, the Palo Alto Public Art Program is ready to spruce things up with some colorful, uplifting new projects that can be safely encountered.

Equex pedestrian safety Council will receive a report into improving pedestrian movements surrounding the Equex Centre. A notice of motion from Cr Dan Hayes said concerns have been raised around poor pedestrian access, which has been highlighted on netball competition days during the pandemic. NOM-1 NOTICE OF MOTION – PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AROUND EQUEX CENTRE Affordable and social housing A focus on more affordable housing models in Wagga Wagga will be detailed in a report back to Council. Counci...