The Public Art Video highlights the Port of San Diego’s public art program and the collection of public artworks on Port tidelands. The video includes testimonials from artists and community leaders attesting to the manifold benefits of the program.
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This is a short documentary of Yoruba cultural celebration at the IFA ORISA CULTURAL CENTER in Atlanta, GA. ‘AJODUN IRUNMOLE’ (Festival of the deities) was initiated by Chief Bolu Fatunmise, the founder of the Yoruba Cultural Center. Chief Bolu was born to a family of traditional Yoruba healers (BABALOWO), and dedicates his life to spreading the word of Ifa Orisha through music and education. His contributions to promoting Yoruba culture in the U.S., South America and elsewhere include initiating and training men and women into Ifa and various Orisha ceremonies; performing marriage and naming ceremonies; conducting Ifa divination and providing in-depth counseling; and performing healing workshops. Visit http://www.ifaorisa.com/index.htm General Information: bolu@bellsouth.net
ARTS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS is produced by Tunde Afolayan. website: http://www.tundevisualart.com/
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http://www.gibsoncentre.com
Welcome to the Gibson Centre for Community, Arts and Culture, located in the town of Alliston Ontario. Andrea Roylance takes us on a tour throughout the building. Filmed by Sean Derraugh
Duration : 0:9:50
The Graffiti Mentoring Project grew out of the City of Melbourne’s Graffiti Management Plan, initially exploring the possibilities of ‘Diversion’ suggested in the document. The project was produced by the Community Cultural Development Program of the Arts and Culture Branch, locating the project in an appropriate social and creative context.
For the first three months the topic was scoped and investigated. International, interstate and local council strategies were compared. Against this broader picture, the City of Melbourne’s Graffiti Management Plan was examined, in particular its divers response – on one hand the controversial pre-Commonwealth Games clean-up to the new Street Art Permit scheme creating space for legal work. Over 40 stakeholders were interviewed from police officers, to graffiti cleaning coordinators, artists, convicted taggers and youth lawyers to get an idea of how far the practice touches our community.
Artist mentors were then engaged to work with young graffiti writers to conduct their own investigation of the topic through multi-media. Photographs emerged of nighttime tagging, recordings of conversations from behind bars and a film documenting the city’s first street art permit to be issued at a site in Parkville created by artists from Artful Dodgers Studio.
The Street Art Project in Union Lane 2008 was the most significant and active stage of the Graffiti Mentoring Project. The laneway is in a high profile site within the heart of the Melbourne’s retail hub and was increasingly uninviting and heavily tagged. The creation of the mural, spanning 550 square meters on both sides, aims to transform the site into an exciting, creative and attractive experience for those wanting to walk the central laneways of Melbourne.
Street Art Permits were sought with written permission from the building owners. The word was put out via the Melbourne Youth Services Forum and through an artists’ blog, beyondthecctv.blogspot.au, for young people to participate in painting the lane. Sessions were held twice a week, at different times. An Artist Mentor was employed at each session, a Site Manager coordinated the activity, and all materials were provided.
This process attracted more than 100 young artists ranging in ages from as young as 13 years through to mid to late twenties.
The closing stage of the project brings together an exhibition, walking tour and forum exploring the themes and experiences of this project, the current position of graffiti and street art in the City of Melbourne.
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ISAAC PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
The unique design of the Isaac Pedestrian Bridge was developed through a collaboration between Jacobs Engineering and artist Rosemary Lonewolf. Lonewolf drew her inspiration for the bridges bird-like form from geometric images of parrots painted on prehistoric Native American pottery. The steel mesh cage and supports of the bridge form the head and wings of a Scarlet Macaw a prized bird in ancient times flying in opposite directions. The brightly-colored relief pictures on the bridge columns tell the story of ancient traders toting corn and other goods from one culture to another. In addition to the relief images on the columns, the bridge features feather designs for railings and smaller support piers, an abstracted pattern of birds sandblasted into the walkway, and red lighting accenting the bridge at night. Lonewolf sees the bridge both as a physical crossing and a symbolic span linking the shared history of different cultures. Lonewolf is a 4th generation potter from Santa Clara Pueblo, in New Mexico. This is her first major commission with the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture Public Art Program.
STREETSCAPE AND BUS SHELTERS
Artist Leticia Huerta designed new bus shelters for all four corners of 35th Avenue and McDowell and an enhanced streetscape extending along McDowell Road in both directions from the base of the new Isaac Pedestrian Bridge. The streetscape features a specially designed pattern of colored pavers, and new sidewalk alignments, trees and plantings to improve pedestrian comfort and safety along McDowell. The bus shelters feature colorful ceramic mosaics and shade screens perforated with the images of agave leaves. The two bus shelters on the east side of 35th Avenue will be installed in summer 2008. The others will be installed on the west side of 35th Avenue with the completion of the Isaac Neighborhood Learning Center in Spring 2009. Leticia Huerta is a public artist who has designed transit stations nationwide. She lives in San Antonio. This is her first major commission with the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture Public Art Program.
PHOENIX PUBLIC ART PROGRAM
The Phoenix Public Art Program was established in 1986 to help create a more beautiful and vibrant city, and extend the benefits of arts and culture throughout our community. Over the past two decades, the program has involved artists with architects, engineers, landscape architects and city planners to design and build a wide range of award-winning public facilities and spaces. These include neighborhood parks, community centers, major freeway and trail bridges, plazas, streets, overpasses, recycling centers and other important civic projects.
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Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan President Mariam C. Noland provides further details on the $1 million Arts & Culture Challenge grant set to launch August 18, 2009, at 10:00 AM online. Also featured: Maud Lyon, Executive Director of the Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan. For full details (and to donate): www.cfsem.org [Announcement made on July 16, 2009 at Meadowbrook Hall)
Duration : 0:7:22
Established in 2003, Community Arts Leadership Academy (CALA) is a challenging peer-to-peer leadership learning experience designed for Board and staff leaders of non-profit arts and cultural organizations as well as community leaders who value the importance of the arts and cultural sector in Michigan. ArtServe Michigan is pleased to offer this valuable program in collaboration with the Partners in Performance and its Founder/President John McCann.
The deadline to apply for the 2010 Leadership Academy is DECEMBER 1ST, 2009. For more information on CALA visit www.artservemichigan.org
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A short interview about ASB Community Trust grants to Art and Culture groups in Auckland and Northland.
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“It takes a Vortex” to Support Community Arts