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April 9, 2012

Greetings Artists and Arts Supporters!

We are sending you this edition of the Austin Art in Public Places (AIPP) newsletter to let you know about the latest activities of AIPP as well as upcoming opportunities!  

Get your AIPP emails your way!
We've heard you!
 
You've told us you'd like to be more selective about the emails you receive from us. Now you can be!

Please click here to let us know if you'd like to continue to receive AIPP newsletters, calls to artists, invites to special events or all three. We ask for your zip code so we can send targeted calls to artists locally, the state of Texas or the entire country.

Our current email list for Calls to Artists will be phased out over the next three months in favor of this new list, so please do opt in!

If the link above doesn't work for you, please go to our home page and scroll down, looking on the right side of the screen for "Sign Up for Our Newsletter".
http://www.austintexas.gov/department/art-public-places

 

City of Austin Business Fair
Getting Connected Business Resource Fair
Thursday, April 12, from 3:00pm - 7:00pm

The Small Business Development Program's 5th annual free small business resource fair gathers dozens of local organizations that help business owners succeed.

We provide the rare opportunity to meet, network, and learn from these organizations under one roof. Don't forget to register for free classes offered during the fair!
Panel Discussion:
Putting Creative Projects in the Profit Margin (4:30 p.m.)

Location:
Palmer Events Center
900 Barton Springs Rd

  Public Art Bike Tour and Salon  
Public Art Bike Tour and Salon
Saturday, May 19, from 10:00am - noon 
In partnership with Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop, and in celebration of Austin Bike Month, we will hold a public art bike tour through downtown Austin on Saturday, May 19 from 10:00am - noon. 

Open Room night shotThe tour will begin at Mellow Johnny's and end at Open Room Austin, an AIPP artwork at Sand Beach Park near the Pfluger Bridge. Upon reaching Open

Room Austin, participants can chat about art with artists who have bike-related commissions through AIPP. Participants can choose to do both the tour & salon, take the bike tour only, or just meet at Sand Beach Park for the salon (about 11 a.m.).    

 

Tour begins at 400 Nueces (Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop)
Tour ends at Open Room Austin, northwest of the corner of West Cesar Chavez & Sandra Muraida Way
  • Participants will need to provide their own bike and helmet.   
  • Rentals are available at Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop.   
For more information: 
Click for Facebook event page
512-974-7700 (AIPP); 512-473-0222 (Mellow Johnny's)

 

Other Opportunities and Events
Not familiar with the Visual Artists Rights Act?
Then join us for a FREE webinar and live chat presented by the Arts Council of New Orleans. Bring your lunch and bring your friends!
WHAT:   The Visual Artists Rights Act: An Arts Council of New Orleans Webinar
WHEN: Wednesday, April 11, from 12:00pm - 1:00pm
WHERE: City of Austin Art in Public Places Program at 201 E. 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Parking validation available for those who park in the Convention Center garage (entrance on Brazos St).

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Dedication of Arboreal Passage by Colin McIntyre
Friday, April 20, from 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM  
Austin Nature & Science Center/Zilker Park
(301 Nature Center Drive)

This artwork marks the entrance to the newly renovated Austin Nature & Science Center with two forged steel archways inspired by native trees of central Texas.  The artwork also consists of three benches made from found wood and a forged steel frame for the facility sign.
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Request for Qualifications  
FORT WORTH PUBLIC ART  
Pre-Qualified Public Artist List  
Deadline: Wednesday, April 25, at 5:00 p.m. CT

The Fort Worth Art Commission invites artists to submit qualifications for potential inclusion in the Fort Worth Public Art (FWPA) Pre-Qualified Public Artist List - the primary resource for artist selection for most City of Fort Worth public art projects. Open to all practicing artists working in any media who reside in the United States, the FWPA Pre-Qualified Public Artist List is divided into two categories based on previous experience and residency. Must be 18 years of age.

Fort Worth Public Art now accepting applications through CAF�:  

Michelle Gonzales
Public Art Program Specialist
Arts Council of Fort Worth & Tarrant County
1300 Gendy Street
Fort Worth, TX  76107
817.298-3027 

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Next Level Speaker Series:
Matthew Passmore/Rebar Art & Design
The Role of the Artist in Creating a More
Adaptive, Responsive, and Resilient Contemporary City
Friday, April 27, from 4:30pm - 6:15pm

Event Location:
Austin City Hall, Council Chambers
301 W. 2nd Street
Austin, TX 78701
This event is free to attend. Parking for attendees is available in the City Hall garage.

Founded in 2004, Rebar Art and Design Studio is an interdisciplinary studio working at the intersection of art, design and ecology.  Matthew Passmore, Founding Principal of Rebar Art and Design Studio, will be in Austin launching Bubbleware at Art City Austin on April 14 and moving to multiple sites after that including activating Frost Plaza on Congress Avenue April 26-28 in partnership with Downtown Austin Alliance.

Presented by the Cultural Arts Division's Next Level Program in partnership with the Art Alliance Austin and Downtown Austin Alliance.
The City of Austin's Art in Public Places program acquires and maintains works of art for City facilities and parks through commissions, donations and loans for the cultural enrichment of the Austin community. AIPP is part of the Cultural Arts Division within the City of Austin's Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Office. For more information, please visit www.austincreates.com or e-mail aipp@austintexas.gov.