Beyond Writing a Check – Wet Paint steps up
originally posted September 23rd, 2020 by Bridget Kranz in MPLSART.com It can be difficult to turn left into the parking lot of Wet Paint Artists’ Materials and Framing — but that shouldn’t be a deterrent. Situated on a bustling corner of Grand Avenue in Saint Paul,...
‘Mending’ traveling art exhibit features works dealing with anxiety of pandemic, death of George Floyd
originally posted August 3, 2020 in TwinCities.com by Bob Shaw Some of this stuff wasn’t even supposed to be art. But now it’s part of the “Mending” exhibit to appear in Stillwater, Afton and Lake Elmo in coming weeks. “What I love about this show is that it’s about...
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...
