In this course, students will explore the history, impact, and creativity of Art in Public. They will develop three projects that engage diverse public spaces and situations, by employing media of choice: sculpture, murals, architectural interventions, music, and performance. Through active exploration, students will enhance their ability to create meaningful artworks, from ideation, sketching and visualization to final proposal, empowering them as artists and as positive contributors to their communities. The course will explore different public art programs such as Highline Art, Public Art Fund, Art Omi, Creative Time, CARA and Socrates Sculpture Park among others and facilitate field trips. We will look at artist such as: Olaf Breuning, Christian Kosmas Mayer, Nicholas Galanin, Tony Oursler, Nancy Holt, Pamela Rosenkranz, Yu Ji, Paola Pivi, Zoe Leonard, Kara Walker, and Martin Puryear.

Taking the slogan “the Personal is Political” as its departure point, this multidisciplinary, 3 hour per week studio course offers a framework for students to create and contextualize personal imagery. Grounded in discussions of art history, material experimentation and peer critique, students will explore various ways to arrive at imagery that resonates with their conceptual and formal motives while unpacking the multivalences of its contexts. Students of all art backgrounds are welcome, as the class will also focus on practical strategies one can employ to sustain a creative practice.