Speaking of Photography: "Public Art for Photographers" Lisa Tuttle, Artist and Public Art Education and Outreach Coordinator,
Lisa will speak as both an artist and a public art administrator during this month's presentation. She will cover different approaches that she and other artists have used in utilizing photography in public art projects -- both "permanent" and "temporary". She will be accompanied by Briana Camelo, Fulton County Public Art Program Assistant. Briana is also a photographer who graduated from SCAD Atlanta and studied at The Atlanta College of Art. Briana manages the Fulton County Public Art Program Registry and can work with artists who want to become part of the Registry. Artists in the Registry are eligible for Fulton County public art commissions.
Lisa recently collaborated on the public art installation, "Harriet Rising," with writer, performer, and activist, Alice Lovelace. This temporary installation was created for the launch of Elevate/Art Above Underground and was on view through October 2011 at Underground Atlanta. As a visual artist and public art specialist, Lisa designed and created the visual and physical manifestation of this project which focused on Harriet Tubman's historical importance as an American hero, as well as her continuing inspiration for successive women-centered organizations. You can read more about this installation at In Motion Magazine and on the Harriet Rising facebook page.
Lisa Tuttles' Bio:
Lisa Tuttle's artistic practice has been enhanced by skills learned as an arts administrator. For the last several years, she has worked as a public art consultant - with Fulton County Public Art Program and also independently. In the arena of public art, she has undertaken several personal artistic projects - for the City of Atlanta's Dunbar Neighborhood Center, with the Dirty Truth Campaign, as part of Art on the Beltline 2010, and "Harriet Rising" at Underground Atlanta. Communicating a sense of place is particularly important to her, and she believes that public art is a creative form of public service. Often, the challenge for artists who work 2-dimensionally, including photographers to create public art projects, is assembling the expertise, technology and resources, and learning to translate their ideas/imagery into (semi)permanent materials. It is important to understand the importance of good project management, careful planning, budgets, construction deadlines, site specificity, timetables, public interface, and durability of materials.
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