Public Art/Public Conversations: Public Art? Community Art? January 18, 2006

Public Art/Public Conversations: Public Art? Community Art?
January 18, 6:00 p.m.
Is the distinction between public art and community art a useful one, or is there really more common ground than is often suggested? How can professional artists create public work that successfully incorporates community concerns with the specific intent of a project?

As the CTA and the City of Chicago's Public Art Program embark on a major project, which will commission numerous new works for the Red and Brown Lines, this conversation is both timely and instructive. Artists Adam Brooks, Christine Tarkowski, and Theaster Gates join Public Art Program Director and Visual Art Curator Greg Knight in this topical discussion.

Chicago Cultural Center, 1st floor Garland Room
Admission Free.