Public Art Dialogue @publicartdialogue.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Out today! 📣 A special issue of Public Art Dialogue edited by Peter Bengtsen that explores different aspects of graffiti and/or street art's relationship with public art, public space, and the notion of the public more broadly. TOC: lnkd.in/gwpEMzxd. 000
Public Art Dialogue @publicartdialogue.bsky.social · 19/09/2026www.publicartdialogue.org/news/fall-20...publicartdialogue.orgFall 2026 Newsletter — Public Art DialogueThese certainly are eventful times for public art, with high profile controversies, threats, and court battles at the top of news headlines on a shockingly regular basis. In the meantime, life also ... 000
Reposted by Public Art DialogueAndrew Wasserman @onceatrophic.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Yoko Ono, Revolution: Object in Three Parts (1966/1988), bronze 021
Public Art Dialogue @publicartdialogue.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Everyone is a critic -- Add your perspectives on proposals for the High Line's dramatic 7th and 8th Avenue Plinth commissions. Hard to find art that's more public than this! www.thehighline.org/plinth-propo...thehighline.orgImagine the future of the PlinthLearn about each of the 62 artwork proposals for the seventh and eighth High Line Plinth commissions for 2029 and 2030. 000
Reposted by Public Art DialogueHyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 16/07/2026New generations of artists in Connecticut have been making ambitious works unbeknownst to many of their neighbors — but that’s about to change. Over the next six months, the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is showcasing 40 artists based in the Constitution State in its inaugural decennial.hyperallergic.comConnecticut’s Artists Have Been Hiding in Plain SightThe Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum's inaugural decennial exhibition showcases works by 40 artists in the state, all made in the last decade. 1113
Public Art Dialogue @publicartdialogue.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Time to add your perspective -- what art should grace the High Line in coming years? hyperallergic.com/which-artwor... 000
Reposted by Public Art DialogueMichele Bogart @urbaninsideout.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Records for important immigration cases are part of this. www.kqed.org/news/1208890...kqed.orgExclusive: The Bay Area’s National Archives Office Is Closing. Researchers Are Worried | KQEDThe Bay Area collection includes original records from landmark birthright citizenship case United States v. Wong Kim Ark, and inmate records from Alcatraz. Federal officials didn’t provide details ab... 041
Public Art Dialogue @publicartdialogue.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Public Art Dialogue Summer News & Call to Action www.publicartdialogue.org/newspublicartdialogue.orgNewsletter — Public Art Dialogue 001
Public Art Dialogue @publicartdialogue.bsky.social · 27/06/2026The Race to Sculpt Argentina’s Living God www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/w...nytimes.comThe Race to Sculpt Argentina’s Living God 000
Public Art Dialogue @publicartdialogue.bsky.social · 24/06/2026No public art proposal is in greater need of dialogue. This is a great guide to how to learn more and have your voice heard regarding the Trump administration's proposed 'monumental arch.' Deadline is July 8th.savingplaces.orgMonumental Arch | National Trust for Historic PreservationMembers of the public have the opportunity to provide input on a proposed Monumental Arch at Memorial Circle on the George Washington Memorial Parkway, near Arlington National Cemetery and along the P... 01214
Reposted by Public Art DialoguePhiladelphia Public Art @ philart.net @philartdotnet.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Today's random page is the entry for the Mosaic Icons at 34th and Brandywine (unidentified artist and year). www.philart.net/art/Mosaic_I... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art 031
Reposted by Public Art DialoguePublic Statues and Sculpture Association @pssatweets.bsky.social · 23/06/2026🚦Our 'Discovering Women Sculptors' BOOK includes sixteen essays by leading art historians Featured sculptors include Czech Gerda Frömel 1931-1975 who established herself in the Irish arts scene and was influenced by Brancusi and Giacometti READ more pssauk.org/product/disc... 043
Reposted by Public Art DialoguePhiladelphia Public Art @ philart.net @philartdotnet.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Today's random page is the entry for "The Miner" (John B. Flannagan, 1938) www.philart.net/art/The_Mine... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art 142
Reposted by Public Art DialoguePublic Statues and Sculpture Association @pssatweets.bsky.social · 23/06/2026🎯 READ about our PSSA Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture Our 2025 WINNER na Dorsan, Gaelic for the doors A powerful monument on Isle of Lewis by renowned artists Will Maclean and Marian Leven With thanks to our partners @marshawards.bsky.social READ more pssauk.org/awards/previ... 032
Reposted by Public Art DialogueSenator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 05/06/2026Here are the quotes Trump's NPS is trying to erase at the Bunker Hill Monument. Congress must not fund Trump's campaign of censorship. 11253110
Public Art Dialogue @publicartdialogue.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Fun times at Roberto Lugo's Alfarero del Barrio (Village Potter) in Madison Square Park, NYC 000
Public Art Dialogue @publicartdialogue.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Park Service Awards No-Bid Contract to Cover Bridge Statues in Gold www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/u...nytimes.comPark Service Awards No-Bid Contract to Cover Bridge Statues in Gold 111
Reposted by Public Art DialogueHrag Vartanian @hrag.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Congratulations to artist Kyle Goen, whose GAZA sculpture was unveiled in Paterson, NJ's Gaza Square. “I call the work ‘Gaza Love’ to communicate that love is solidarity—that it’s resistance…Love isn’t passive. What pushes us forward is love for ourselves & humanity, & wanting to see people live.”hyperallergic.com“Gaza Love” Monument Unveiled in Paterson, NJKyle Goen’s artwork anchors the city’s recently dedicated Gaza Square. 1247
Reposted by Public Art DialogueMichele Bogart @urbaninsideout.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Bold tile work in #Lisbon Metro system, found throughout, as with New York City. Lisbon’s is of the more “all-encompassing” type, which NYC’s #MTAArtandDesign has also embraced to great effect. Less use of mosaic and more tile there. #publicart #subway 061
Reposted by Public Art DialogueNational Council on Public History @ncph.bsky.social · 20/05/202618 people have submitted preliminary topic proposals for NCPH 2027! Members of the NCPH community can provide feedback, connect with potential co-presenters, and weigh in with expertise where requested by June 5. Final topic proposals are due June 15. ncph.org/phc/2027-topic-proposals 022
Public Art Dialogue @publicartdialogue.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Call for public feedback!! Members of the public are invited to share feedback on the finalist proposals for a new Billie Holiday Memorial for Queens, NY. www.nyc.gov/site/dcla/pu... 000
Public Art Dialogue @publicartdialogue.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Hello from Queens, NY, and the Socrates Annual: Up/Rooted on this rainy springtime Saturday. ☔️ Pictured: Cradlers (2025) by Katherine Telford Keogh and A Loom for Tender(ils) (2025) by Rowan Renee. 020
Public Art Dialogue @publicartdialogue.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Public Art Dialogue journal is hiring an art director. A small honorarium is attached to this role. This is an entirely remote position, joining the editorial team of an international group of Editors and will begin immediately. think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru... 021
Reposted by Public Art DialogueForecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Artist opportunity—Minnesota-based artists: apply for 3 temporary, site-responsive public art commissions at the RiversEdge site in downtown Saint Paul: bit.ly/RiversEdgeArtistCall Apply by April 26, 11:59PM CDT Stipend for each of 3 selected artists/teams: $10,000 011
Reposted by Public Art Dialoguegregorg @greg.org · 23/03/2026the knights of columbus cast a couple of resin replicas from the dozen fragments of the marble original they fished out of baltimore harbor. garbage in garbage out 052
Reposted by Public Art DialoguePhiladelphia Public Art @ philart.net @philartdotnet.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Today's random page is the entry for the "Taller Puertorriqueno Mosaic" (Joe Brenman, 2000) www.philart.net/art/Taller_P... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art #mosaic 092
Reposted by Public Art DialoguePublic Statues and Sculpture Association @pssatweets.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Book for our online TALK 🚦 Sculpture in the Garden of Death: Tendencies in cemetery memorials 1840-1940 by @bowdlerroger.bsky.social 📅 Tues 7th May 6.30pm 📷 Sir George Frampton RA, Monument to Captain James McLaren (d. 1910), Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh pssauk.org/event/spring... 012
Reposted by Public Art DialogueMichael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Today's mood: Alex Da Corte, "Kermit the Frog, Even," Place Vendôme, Paris, October 2025 714130
Reposted by Public Art DialoguePublic Statues and Sculpture Association @pssatweets.bsky.social · 19/03/2026🌟 COVER GIRL! On our 'Discovering Women Sculptors' BOOK An anthology of sixteen essays on overlooked women sculptors from 17thC to 20thC inc 'Mary Spencer Watson: Purbeck Sculptor' by Caroline Stanford FIND out HERE pssauk.org/product/disc... 021
Reposted by Public Art DialoguePublic Statues and Sculpture Association @pssatweets.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Book for our PUBLIC SCULPTURE Webinar 🎯 Conservation and Maintenance of Public Sculpture: meeting challenges and continued care 📅 Thursday Afternoon 16 April 2.30-5.30pm and Friday 17 April 2026 10.30-5.30pm pssauk.org/event/webina...pssauk.orgWEBINAR: Conservation and Maintenance of Public Sculpture: meeting challenges and continued care - Public Statues and Sculpture AssociationAdvancing the Appreciation of Sculpture 012
Reposted by Public Art DialoguePhiladelphia Public Art @ philart.net @philartdotnet.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Today's random page is Artist: Peter Hlywiak www.philart.net/artist/Peter... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art (pictured: "Veterans Stadium Liberty Bell", Cima Network, Cutler Sign Advertising, Paul Hlywiak, Peter Hlywiak, refurbished, repainted, and installed, 2019, originally built 1983) 071
Public Art Dialogue @publicartdialogue.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Here's the link to a selection of PAD journal open access articles. Article submissions are welcome. www.tandfonline.com/action/showO... 012
Reposted by Public Art DialogueMichele Bogart @urbaninsideout.bsky.social · 16/03/2026A new free e-book on the history of the buildings on the full stretch Manhattan’s 42nd Street by renowned and fabulous #architecturalhistory scholar #CarolKrinsky. Highbrow icons like #ChryslerBuilding as well as more vernacular forms! #Academicsky #landmarks nyu.manifoldapp.org/projects/bui...nyu.manifoldapp.orgBuilding 42nd Street | NYU ManifoldThis book describes the changes in architecture, planning, business, transportation, and other aspects of city development over the past centuries on one of Manhattan's three great streets. It includ... 0125
Reposted by Public Art DialogueShannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Great new website for Material Intelligence, featuring a new issue on palm — incldg pieces on the Ecuadorian hat, coconuts, wicker, palms as a quotidian staple in Central Africa, etc. (I wrote a piece on sandpaper for their sand issue :)materialintelligencemag.orgMaterial IntelligenceMaterial Intelligence, is an online publication from the Chipstone Foundation. Each issue takes a deep dive into one commonplace material, used in all kinds of making. An offering to an increasingly d... 0153
Reposted by Public Art DialogueDemocracy and trains @wingedisis.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Just wrapped up our panel at #bookfest, looking forward to our book launch celebration at Community Books tonight from 6-8! 0175
Reposted by Public Art DialogueMichael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Another (art) historical irony: the immediately recognizable bust of FDR on the old dime is thought to have been based on the work of African American sculptor Selma Burke, who long went uncredited for her work blog.gale.com/selma-burke-... 26920
Reposted by Public Art DialogueMichael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Christo & Jeanne-Claude, "Wall of Oil Barrels—The Iron Curtain" (1961–62), an installation of stacked oil barrels that completely blocked the historic rue Visconti, one of the narrowest streets in Paris, and slowed traffic through the city's Left Bank 625571
Reposted by Public Art DialogueMichele Bogart @urbaninsideout.bsky.social · 04/03/2026This is a major contribution to the history of New York City #publicart and #architecture. The photographs themselves are amazing. #Urbanism+ #academicsky history.nycourts.gov/60-centre-st...history.nycourts.govThe Murals at the New York County Courthouse - Historical Society of the New York Courts 061
Reposted by Public Art DialogueMichael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Don't think I would have foreseen a Canadian airline using a Louise Bourgeois sculpture in its advertising, but if your cartoon raccoon mascot wants to take a photo of a contemporary artwork I'm here for it 27312
Reposted by Public Art DialoguePublic Statues and Sculpture Association @pssatweets.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Our HERITAGE event 🎯 'The sculptural heritage of Grimsby and the struggle to retain it' 📅 Tuesday 17th March 6pm- 8.30pm 🎟 FREE online event/please register pssauk.org/event/grimsb... 011
Reposted by Public Art DialogueShannon Lee Dawdy @shannonleedawdy.substack.com · 28/02/2026A few hours before the U.S.-Israeli bombs started hitting Iran, I posted a new essay on why we have so few monuments to peace and why it is so hard to sustain peace movements. Let's fix that. With shout-out to @wingedisis.bsky.social and Monument Lab (link in bio, free subscribers welcome) 062
Reposted by Public Art DialogueForecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 22/01/2026To our MN community: we support you and are with you in solidarity. We want to support the courageous artists bearing witness to what is happening to Minnesotans. Because of you, history will not forget. We're offering 20 small $1,000 grants to MN-based artists & culture bearers who are documenting 145
Public Art Dialogue @publicartdialogue.bsky.social · 01/03/2026www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/24/l...theartnewspaper.comMuseum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles acquires Kara Walker sculpture made from dissected Confederate monumentWalker’s “Unmanned Drone” is a centrepiece of “Monuments”, a landmark exhibition at Moca and The Brick 000
Reposted by Public Art DialogueThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/02/2026Man arrested after Churchill statue outside UK parliament sprayed with graffititheguardian.comMan arrested after Churchill statue outside UK parliament sprayed with graffitiMet arrests man on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage after slogans including ‘Zionist war criminal’ sprayed A 38-year-old man has been arrested after the statue of Winston Churchill outside the Houses of Parliament was defaced with graffiti calling the former prime minister a “Zionist war criminal”. The Metropolitan police said the man was arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage on Friday morning. Continue reading... 94410
Public Art Dialogue @publicartdialogue.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Hamza Walker, Kara Walker, and Bennett Simpson have been awarded the 2025 Public Art Dialogue Founders Award for Achievement in the Field of Public Art for their exhibition Monuments, presented jointly at the Geffen Contemporary, Museum of Contemporary Art, and The Brick in Los Angeles. 021
Public Art Dialogue @publicartdialogue.bsky.social · 01/03/2026PAD co-chairs Karen Shelby and Amy Werbel hosted a standing room only session at CAA 2026, followed by a lively Q&A. 1/3 140