Public Art Now: making the most of artists in your community | Jack Becker
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community on Dec 12, 2018 What happens when you connect the ideas and energies of artists with the needs and opportunities of community? Jack Becker is founder...
Looking Back on the Jack Becker Era
from the article posted at https://forecastpublicart.org/looking-back-on-the-jack-becker-era/ A TRIBUTE TO FORECAST’S FOUNDER ON THE EVE OF HIS RETIREMENT. “I first knew of Jack Becker fairly early in the public art administrator phase of my career,” says Julia Muney...
Saint Paul Artist Ta-coumba Aiken Flyte Time Studios Art Restoration
Watch the fascinating story about how Saint Paul artist Ta-coumba Aiken’s art pieces were saved from demolition of the old Flyte Time recording studio in Edina and the collaboration and restoration process by the Midwest Art Conservation Center. Upon completion...
As coronavirus cancels summer art festivals, ‘the business model for artists imploded’
original post from The Chicago Tribune The colorful T-shirts Kathy Kelly designs, each of which bears a comical black cat, have become a popular item at the Midwest art festivals where she sets up shop. But Kelly, from Jefferson Park, said she couldn’t find the color...
Art Starts at Home: St. Paul nonprofit brings art to children’s doorsteps
Story by Anitra Budd Originally posted on June 15, 2020 at https://mrac.org When Minnesota’s COVID-19 shelter-at-home orders were announced, ArtStart, a St. Paul organization focused on arts education, faced a key question: How could they continue their hands-on...
