Nick Coltrain Fort Collins Coloradoan Published 12:00 p.m. UTC Jun 18, 2018 Fort Collins’ municipal broadband effort will already cost a lot of money. The city is borrowing more than $140 million to roll out the network. So why does the project have an extra $610,000 earmarked for art? It’s not to paint a mural along the fiber optic lines that will be buried underground. It’s not even clear if the city will take all of the funds it initially allocated. But it is entirely likely that the city will take some money and use it to help establish the Choice City’s sense of place. That's because a city provision for major construction projects directs a small portion of each project's cost toward new art. The painted pianos about town? Funded by the Art in Public Places program. The painted utility boxes (which end up saving the city about $30,000 due to not needing to cover up graffiti)? Art in Public Places. MORE: 10 big names that … [Read more...] about Here’s why Fort Collins’ broadband budget includes $610,000 for new art
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Ballpark model designer creates intricate pieces of art
CLEVELAND - Progressive Field got David Resnik into college. Resnik, an architectural student at Kent State University, creates intricate models of stadiums. Model-stadium designer David Resnik If you thought that detail on the F4F Wildcat you did as a kid was cool, you should check out Resnik's work. "I needed a hobby," said Resnik, 36. "I was at a low point. My brother said 'Dude, why don't you go build a model stadium'?" That simple suggestion about three years ago was really the only push Resnik needed. Resnik, who at the time was in a sales career he wasn't passionate about, had started working on stadium models as a teen - he was even featured in a 1995 Plain Dealer story with an early version of then Jacobs Field - but his talents have come a long way. Then a friend who saw his work said he knew Bill Willoughby, associate dean of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State. "I am going to call him on your … [Read more...] about Ballpark model designer creates intricate pieces of art
The concept of the noosphere as a possible way of human development was depicted by an art-project
The concept of the noosphere as a possible way of human development was depicted by an art-project at the Moscow International Biennale for Young Art During the performance I imagined that humanity rejected the egoistic consumptive behavior and used natural mechanisms to preserve a balance between future development of technology and the biosphere.”— Irina LagoshinaMOSCOW, RUSSIA, June 18, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As part of a special exhibition Britanka_Coop during the Moscow International Biennale for young Art, a project “After Us” created by artists Irina Lagoshina and Daria Kurguzova proposed to reflect on the technical development of civilization and possible future paths. An Installation and a performance were showcased at the “Winzavod”, a Center of Contemporary Art in Moscow. “After Us” are images of technological evolution and thoughts on the subject of creation such a world where human civilization, nature and technology can … [Read more...] about The concept of the noosphere as a possible way of human development was depicted by an art-project
The Stories Behind 5 New York Art Scene Legends
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Supported by An oral history of some of the places and figures that shaped the city’s past — and are still around today. ByCaroline Bankoff June 18, 2018 The art world, where the word contemporary gets thrown around as a kind of currency, is not known for its longevity. Artists, galleries, curators and even longstanding institutions tend to come and go without much ceremony, especially in New York, a city known for devouring its history and routinely replacing it with something newer and more expensive. Here, T looks at a few art-world survivors who have managed to stay relevant amid endless change. Pace Gallery A humble Boston shop that has turned into a global empire After three years on Newbury Street in Boston, Pace Gallery opened its first New York location at 9 West 57th Street in 1963. Pace relocated to its … [Read more...] about The Stories Behind 5 New York Art Scene Legends
A week of events in Cambridge, Somerville: Dance and music fests as arts move outside
By Marc Levy Monday, June 18, 2018Monday Kendall Discovery Market from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays through Oct. 29 at Kendall Center, 90 Broadway, Kendall Square. Free. Cambridge’s tech innovation square has put together a unique farmers market – with artisanal food makers, yes, but also innovators and educators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and local artists from Cambridge Arts’ Community Supported Art Program. The science, technology, engineering, arts and math exhibitors stay until 3 p.m.; the food exhibitors stay throughout. Buy art, learn about what’s happening at the institute and experience local farm to plate food. It takes place directly off the red line MBTA stop. Information is here. Tuesday Teddy Bear Picnic from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave., near Union Square, Somerville. Free. Bring a picnic and teddy bears (or other cuddly toys) and join with local … [Read more...] about A week of events in Cambridge, Somerville: Dance and music fests as arts move outside