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ABOUT NEFA
| NEFA supports artists with grants and professional resources; establishes vital connections between artists, arts programmers, and the public; and strengthens the region's creative economy through research that informs public policy.
Learn more about NEFA.
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| THE PUBLIC ART DISCUSSION SERIES | The Public Art Discussion Series is an opportunity to discuss critical topics in public art and network with artists and field experts, and open to New England artists with all levels of public art
experience.The Public Art Discussion Series is funded by Fund for the Arts, a public art program of NEFA.
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PUBLIC ART DISCUSSION SERIES
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On February 6, NEFA hosted
Miss the event? Too busy absorbing the presenters'
wisdom to take notes? NEFA's
 blog will have three posts about the workshops' topics - insurance, contracts, and budgets. Read the first post about insurance! Upcoming 3.5.13: Jim Grace's Contracts Clinic. Those who attended The Business of Being a Public Artist are eligible for this Part II session. Jim will provide step-by-step guidance on public art contracts. 4.23.13: Building for the Outdoors. Materials, installation, maintenance, OH MY! Public art conservator, Rika Smith McNally, will breakdown pre-fabrication reviews, and three artist presentations about materials and installation process will follow. Registration TBA. |
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BLOGGING ABOUT PUBLIC ART
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New England public art administrators participated in AFTA's Public Art Network Blog Salon in mid-February. NEFA's own Elysian McNiff posted a two-part article on how to market public art. RISCA's Elizabeth Keithline wrote an article outlining the expectations for RFQs and RFPs - similar to her NEFA blog post about RFQ panel selection.
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HELP US HELP YOU - TAKE A SURVEY
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NEFA supports the field of public art through professional development, networking, and grantmaking. We want to provide you with more public art resources; help us bolster our professional development capacity. Please fill out this brief survey to let us know what public art resources are useful and what you need!
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LAST CHANCE CALLS TO ARTISTS
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 The March Calls for Artists shows how diverse public art locations can be- historic sites, roundabouts, museums, golf courses, sidewalks, libraries, utility facilities, etc. Here are a few with deadlines quickly approaching: -
3.4.13: RFQ for $130,000 Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg, PA
- 3.4.13: Call for Entries for Colorado Spring Annual Art on the Streets Exhibit
- 3.8.13: RFQ for $15,000 Symphony Park Public Art in Boston, MA
- 3.8.13: RFQ for $150,000 Southeast Davidson Public Library and Regional Community Center in Nashville, TN
Want to stay in the loop? We share our updated blog posts on Facebook; like NEFA on Facebook for these reminders. If you have any calls to add please contact public art coordinator, Elysian McNiff. |
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