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 The Madison Project: Challenging the Public Art Paradigm

Friday, March 5 and Saturday, March 6, 2004 - The Madison Museum of contemporary Art, 211 State St., Madison - Call 263-4086 for more information.

 

Comprised of a series of panel discussions and public addresses about art in the public sphere, the symposium is co-sponsored by the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (formerly the Madison Art Center) and the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission.

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art

FRIDAY, MARCH 5
6:00 p.m. Welcome and Introduction: Garrison Roots

Keynote address: Patricia Phillips-"Why Public Art Matters?"

7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Panel: Time to Create a New Paradigm?
Moderator: Patricia Phillips

Members: Jessica Irish, David Avalos, William Pope L., Jack Mackie, Garrison Roots, Jill Sebastian, Jack Becker


SATURDAY, MARCH 6
9:00 a.m.

Welcome, Garrison Roots

9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Panel: Does Public Art Need Public Appreciation?
Moderator: David Wells

Members: Jessica Irish, Chris Manke, David Norr, Bradley McCallum, Janet Morton
Aris Georgiades

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Panel: What's Wrong with the System?
Moderator: Jack Becker

Members: Jack Mackie, Janet Silbernagel, Jill Sebastian, Patricia Phillips, Bradley McCallum, Aris Georgiades

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Panel: Should Public Art be Permanent?
Moderator: Janet Silbernagel

Members: David Avalos, Chris Manke, William Pope L., Garrison Roots, David Wells, Janet Morton

12:45 - 1:00 p.m. Closing remarks: Garrison Roots

 

Participants to include:

Garrison Roots
Public Artist and Professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder

Janet Morton
Visual Artist

David Avalos
Public Artist, Assistant Professor at California State University

David Norr
Artist, Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jessica Irish
Public Artist, Assistant Professor at Wellesley College

Aris Georgiades
Public Artist-Actual Size Artworks, Professor at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison

Janet Silbernagel
Professor of Landscape Architecture at UW-Madison

Patricia Phillips
Executive Editor of Art Journal, Professor of Art at SUNY-New Paltz

Jill Sebastian
Public Artist, Professor at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

William Pope.L
Public Artist, Lecturer at Bates College

David Wells
Curator

Jack Mackie
Public Artist

Chris Manke
Coordinator, Wisconsin Percent for Art Program

Brad McCallum
Public Artist

Jack Becker
Artistic Director, Forecast Public Artworks (Public Art Review)


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