AIPP-Commissioned Artists’ Open Studio Demonstration & Discussion (Tuesday)
Aly Winningham; Nailah I. Akinyémi-Sankofa
2009 S.L. Davis Avenue, Terra Firma Studios and next door at 1156 Alamo St., DESIGN WORKS! studios
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
TAKE THE CAPITOL METRO BUS to Rosewood and Chicon: Take the 21, 2, or 22 to Rosewood and Chicon. Walk one block north on Chicon to S.L. Davis and make a right.

6:00 PM Aly Winningham of Terra Firma Studio will give a tour of her metal and mosaics studio and demonstrate her mosaic technique. She will speak about her obelisco art design for the E. 7th Street Corridor Obelisco AIPP Project and answer questions about her experience with public art.

6:45 PM Nailah I. Akinyémi-Sankofa of DESIGN WORKS! studios will demonstrate and talk about her painting process and approach to her Afrikan-inspired works; as well as how Afrikan ancestral tradition informed her design for her obelisco commission.

Also on display will be the artwork designs for the East 7th Street Corridor Obelisco AIPP Project by commissioned artists Maggie DeSanto, Martin Garcia, Claudia Reese, Alonso Rey Sanchez and Susan Wallace.

AIPP-Commissioned Artists’ Open Studio Demonstration and Discussion (Thursday)
Hawkeye Glenn & Lizzie Martinez; Chris Levack
405 Springdale Road, The Splinter Group
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
TAKE THE CAPITOL METRO BUS to Springdale and Cesar Chavez: Take the #4 to Springdale and 7th, walk two blocks south.

6:00 PM Hawkeye and Lizzie will discuss and demonstrate the different tools that make up a modern metal working studio. The demonstration will include shaping and hand forging with a power hammer, and precision metal working using a mill and lathe. A few participants will have an opportunity to try working the lathe! Also on display will be their design for the Susanna Dickinson House AIPP Project.

6:45 PM Chris Levack will talk about his commission to create art for the BMX/Skate Park AIPP Project. He will discuss his design/fabrication process and show his model for “Steel Wave”, a skate-able steel sculpture and “Trilobite”, a shade structure for the park.

Public Art Bike Tour
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
**Riders must have a bike light!**

Join Art in Public Places & Get Your Art On in celebrating National Arts and Humanities Month with a downtown bike ride to tour public art in Austin. Bikers meet and ride from Mellow Johnny’s (400 Nueces St) and end at Tiniest Bar in Texas (817 W 5th St) for some frosty drink specials. For more information call 512-974-9314.

It's that time again... Summer Workshops from Austin's Art in Public Places program.
Public Art On Its Head: a day-long Discovery and Dialogue of Public Art
Saturday, September 12th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Workshops are open to the public, but registration is required. Read More and Register Online!

Temporary Public Art: Talk and Tunes
Friday, April 24th at 8 pm
at the Mexican-American Cultural Center (600 River Street)

The City of Austin’s Art in Public Places (AIPP) Program proudly announces Temporary Public Art: Talk and Tunes, an upcoming panel discussion with the artists who have created temporary public artwork through Art in Public Places and the Texas Biennial. This informative and festive event will take place on Friday, April 24th at 8 pm, at the Mexican-American Cultural Center (600 River Street). Risa Puleo, Art in Public Places Panelist and Assistant Curator of American and Contemporary Art for the Blanton Museum, will serve as the discussion moderator. An after-party, featuring a live performance by Rodeo HoHo, fronted by San Antonio artist, Ken Little (creator of "Homeland Security" near Butler Park, and pictured below), will cap off the night. Read more!

~~~

Artist Information Meeting for the Susanna Dickinson House AIPP Project
Thursday, December 11, at 5:00 P.M.
Location: Susanna Dickinson House, 5th and Neches Streets
Event is free and open to the public. No open-toe shoes allowed at the project site.

Learn about the project, visit the site, speak with AIPP staff and project stakeholders.
Read the full Requests for Proposals HERE.

~~~

Information Meeting: Applying for the City Hall People’s Gallery
Wednesday, December 3, at 6:00 P.M.
Location: City Hall Room 1029
Event is free and open to the public

Get answers to your questions about how to apply for the People's Gallery Exhibition. Artists are not required to be registered with ASAPP! the Application System for Art in Public Places, but, applications must be submitted through ASAPP!
Read the full Call for Artworks HERE.

~~~

Meet the Public Artist for the Mexican-American Cultural Center (MACC) Phase 1A
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.
Location: MACC, Auditorium, 600 River Street
Event is free and open to the public

AIPP announces Meet the Public Artist, a community meeting with artist Gordon Huether, recently commissioned through the City’s Percent-For-Art Program to design a shade structure for the Zocalo at the Mexican-American Cultural Center (MACC).

~~~

Artist Registry
Deadline: Ongoing
Artists who wish to be considered for upcoming public art projects must join the Artist Registry. See the AIPP Home Page to access the Application System for Austin Public Art (ASAP!).

~~~

Art In Public Places Panel Meetings (updated 12/08)
Unless otherwise noted, meetings are generally held at 6 pm on the first Monday of each month, in Room 2016 of City Hall, at 301 W. Second Street. Parking validation is available. Meetings are currently scheduled for the following dates in 2009: