Calendar
Calendar
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
Saturday Oct. 18 |
10am-2pm | ART MATTERS 1 Memphis Student Advocates for the Arts (MSAA)- for rising high school juniors and seniors and college students of all ages. Fee: Student session is FREE of charge* The first workshop in the history of Memphis Student Advocates for the Arts is set for 10am-3pm, Saturday 18 October 2008! |
UAC Office 2549 Broad Ave |
Saturday Oct. 25 |
10am-2pm | ART MATTERS 2 Citizen Arts Advocacy - for community members interested in learning more about issues affecting the arts locally and nationally, and of how citizens can influence the public art process. Fee: $25.00 per person* This session will include an overview of the arts council and public art movement in the United States and recent developments in the contemporary arts organizations world. Come learn the history, the motivation and the inspiration of art in the public realm. Network with like-minded citizens passionate about the arts role in positively impacting our community, and learn what you can do to further cultivate a dynamic, vibrant, nurturing community through public art and design! |
UAC Office 2549 Broad Ave |
Saturday Nov. 1 |
10am-2pm | ART MATTERS 3 Professional Practices Workshop - for local artists interested in developing successful public art projects. Fee: $25.00 per person* We will describe UrbanArt processes and procedures in detail, show highlights from Americans for the Arts 'Public Art Year in Review' series of outstanding projects across the nation within the last 5 years, and provide extensive internet resources for research into public art and design practices worldwide. This session also includes a talk by Lynn Basa, Instructor of Public Art Professional Practices at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. For more information on Chicago based artist and public art professor Lynn Basa, please visit her website. For more information on her excellent book 'The Artist's Guide to Public Art: How to Find and Win Commissions,' click HERE. |
UAC Office 2549 Broad Ave |
*Seating is limited to 25 people per session.
A small administrative fee $25.00 per person will be charged to cover the cost of lunch and session materials. [NOTE: the student session is FREE of charge.]
To secure a place in the workshop, please send an email indicating which session you wish to attend to info@urbanartcommission.org, subject line 'October Workshops,' by 01 October 2008.
In this email please provide your name, contact email and telephone, and reason of interest in participating.
These sessions will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
Payments will be requested from only those with confirmed seating.
UAC staff will post availability on this page until all places are filled.