Public Art – RISD Academic Affairs

Peltz Awarded Funding for Bureau of Irrational Affairs

Written on February 21, 2017. Posted in Fine Arts.

Daniel Peltz (Professor, Film Animation + Video) was awarded a highly competitive seed-funding grant from the Swedish National Arts Grants Committee for the development of a new Bureau of Irrational Affairs within the regional government of Finspång,...

Better reinstalls The Big Hammock

Written on August 3, 2015. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Architecture and Design.

Hansy Better Barraza (Associate Professor, Architecture) is reinstalling the Big Hammock project in Boston. The Big Hammock is intended to serve the community as a simple lounge space as well as a sculptural expression. The Big Hammock created new...

Monument Lab: Creative Speculations for Philadelphia

Written on May 3, 2015. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Updates from the Museum of Art.

Monument Lab: Creative Speculations for Philadelphia is a public art and urban research project taking place at City Hall in Spring 2015. Through a series of art installations, public events, and community-sourced maps, the project asks a central guiding...

Hirsch Sculpture Unveiled

Written on October 21, 2013. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Fine Arts.

Ann Hirsch’s (Critic, Ceramics) sculpture honoring Boston Celtics Legend Bill Russell will be unveiled at Boston City Hall Plaza, November 1, 2013 at 2:00 pm. Hirsch’s approach focuses on the body, movement and traditional sculpture technique...

Peltz Explains “when we dig, things come up”

Written on July 11, 2013. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Fine Arts.

As a part of the spaced 2: future recall series of Perth based activities Daniel Peltz (Associate Professor, Film/Animation/Video) will host an artist talk, discussing his project “when we dig, things come up,” on Friday 12th July, 6pm...

RIPTA Art in Transit request for proposals

Written on June 7, 2013. Posted in Opportunities, Updates from & for Faculty.

The City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and the Department of Planning and Development in partnership with the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), invite artists and artist/fabricator teams to submit their qualifications...

Hirsch Selected for City Hall Installation

Written on January 28, 2013. Posted in Announcements + Updates, Fine Arts.

Ann Hirsch (Critic, Sculpture / Critic, Ceramics) has been named the new artist for the Bill Russell Legacy Project. Bill Russell is a former Boston Celtics’ Captain and five-time NBA Most Valuable Player. The first African American to coach...

Mikyoung Kim in Surface Magazine

Written on May 2, 2011. Posted in Architecture and Design, Updates from & for Faculty.

“Surface Magazine” featured a piece on “The Bridge Tender’s House”, Mikyoung Kim’s (Professor, Landscape Architecture) kaleidoscope installation at the 14th Street Bridge watchtower in Washington, DC. The kaleidoscope...

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