articulate presents PER CENT FOR PUBLIC ART: A FORUM

14 OCTOBER 2011, Greenacres Gallery, Wexford Town

Public art can be rural or urban, temporary or permanent. The Per Cent for Art Scheme is a government initiative whereby a percentage of capital budgets is set aside to commission public artworks. Per Cent for Public Art: A Forum is an invitation to discuss and examine the reality and future of public art in Ireland through this scheme.

Keynote Speaker: Sara Reisman, Director of Percent for Art, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Speakers include: Maggie Bolt, UK public art consultant; Michael Fortune, artist; Jenny Haughton, independent advisor; Ann Lane, author; Sarah Searson, co-editor publicart.ie and Gaynor Seville, Co Mayo Percent for Art public art programme and County Art Collection Manager.

Who should attend? Artists, arts officers, public art managers, arts organisations, art students, community groups, planners, architects and those with an interest in per cent for art practice, planning, research and policy.

Further information here, or email Maeve at ppaf2011@gmail.com