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Weekend Video.
Although we at ArtBridge aren’t proponents of illegal street art, we certainly are impressed with this one graffiti artist’s approach to “cleaning” this sooty fence. Think of it as a wildly inventive riff on the “wash me” plea, seen finger-painted on cars and trucks in need of a good bath all across the country. Happy [...]
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ArtBridge is Ready for its Closeup!
Last Thursday morning at 11:30am, Rodney and I made an unlikely national television appearance on Fox Strategy Room (with a viewership of over 10 million). The purpose? To let as many people we possibly could know about ours: beautifying the transitional city landscape with the work of emerging artists. Our host, the gracious Kimberly Guilfoyle, [...]
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Public Art Responds to NYCs Need for Trees
from Curbed NY: “Even before condo development Griffin Court arrived at 800 Tenth Avenue, developer Alchemy Properties was thinking about how to decorate the place. Their answer to this question? Giant murals on two of the complex’s exterior walls, with the artist chosen in a contest. And now, a few months after Griffin Court’s sales began, Alchemy [...]
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This Week in Public Art: The Public Art Fund’s Statuesque
This week has been a busy one in the world of Public Art. Not only have we launched our Call for Entries for the 2010/2011 exhibition year, but Creative Time’s Key to the City project opened on June 3rd and the Public Art Fund unveiled their new exhibition, Statuesque in City Hall Park. Whew! I’m [...]
And We’re Off! The 2010/2011 ArtBridge Call for Entries is NOW OPEN!
It’s June 1 at 12:01AM and the ArtBridge 2010/2011 Exhibition Year Call for Entries is now open! It’s been just over a year since our debut exhibition and now that we have several more exciting projects in the pipeline we need art for our exhibitions, your art. We’ve streamlined the entry process since last year [...]
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Introducing a brand new art-bridge.org!
Just in time for the opening on June 1st of our 2010 Call for Entries, we’ve given www.art-bridge.org a makeover. On the new site, you can find detailed information about the history of the organization and its participating artists, make a tax-deductible donation, upload and submit your artwork for consideration for our 2010 installations, and [...]
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Summer Streets: a Guest Post by ArtBridge Intern, Alina Bachmann