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September 8, 2025

We heard you! Improvements to the PAA CMS

Thank you so much to everyone who completed our 2025 Public Art Archive Collection Management Software (CMS) Administrators Survey! We received many helpful suggestions and look forward to adding new…

Alison Verplaetse

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July 25, 2025

Put Your City’s Public Art on the Map with the Public Art Archive™

Space Whale (2016). By Matt Schultz and Android Jones. Reno Public Art Collection, Burning Man (Reno) Collection, Burning Man Arts Collection, Reno Sculpture Collection, and Reno on the River Collection.…

Sam Ortega

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April 29, 2025

Public Art Making a Difference: Explore Award-Winning Works from the International Award for Public Art

Land Art Mongolia / LAM 360 (2012). By Various Artists. International Award for Public Art: A program of the Institute for Public Art Collection, IAPA Region: East and Southeast Asia…

Alison Verplaetse

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February 25, 2025

Four Unusual Places to Find Public Art

In this two-part blog series, we’ll look at the unconventional side of public art. This first installment focuses on public art in unexpected places. Though these artworks may not be…

Alison Verplaetse

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December 9, 2024

2024 Year in Review

As 2024 comes to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on the year we’ve had at the Public Art Archive (PAA). We are so grateful for…

Sam Ortega

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A view from above looking down onto an outdoor art installation. The installation is a series of teal-colored square blocks arranged in a checkerboard pattern. People are sitting on the blocks, interacting with the art piece. There are also many people standing behind a glass window looking down at the installation. The text "Artworks We Love: June 2024" is displayed in white letters on a blue and brown background. Below the text, it reads "Side Effects (2023). By Molly Hunker and Greg Corso. Exhibit Columbus. Courtesy of the Collection."

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June 24, 2024

Artworks We Love: June 2024

The Public Art Archive (PAA) team has added hundreds of artworks to PAA over the last few weeks. From Huntsville, Alabama, to Portland, Oregon, and everywhere in between, there is…

Lori Goldstein

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A wall installation of hundreds of sneakers arranged in a wave-like pattern, forming a rainbow of colors. The title card reads, "In Dialogue with the Public: A Conversation about the Public Experience of Public Art, Hosted by the Public Art Archive," and "Milling Around (2012). By Tooza Design. Salt Lake County, Art in Public Places. Courtesy of the Collection."

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May 31, 2024

In Dialogue with the Public: A Conversation about the Public Experience of Public Art

As artists and administrators, we know the experience of art in public space is highly subjective and in the hands of individual viewers, all of whom incorporate their unique perspectives…

Lori Goldstein

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Four large, colorful sculptures resembling fruits or seeds stand in a row on a grassy traffic island at a street intersection. The sculptures are made of mosaic tiles, each with a different shape and color. The sculpture at the far left is round and green with brown stripes. The second sculpture is a brown and orange pinecone shape. The third sculpture is green and looks like a long, pointed seed pod. The fourth sculpture is a green teardrop shape. The sculptures are all attached to rust-colored metal poles. In the background, there are buildings, trees, and traffic. The sky is blue with a few white clouds.

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April 29, 2024

Celebrating International Sculpture Day!

Saturday, April 27, is International Sculpture Day organized by the International Sculpture Center. To recognize this holiday in collaboration with artists and arts organizations across the world, the Public Art…

Lori Goldstein

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Public Art Archive Blog

We heard you! Improvements to the PAA CMS

Put Your City’s Public Art on the Map with the Public Art Archive™

Public Art Making a Difference: Explore Award-Winning Works from the International Award for Public Art

Four Unusual Places to Find Public Art

2024 Year in Review

Artworks We Love: June 2024

In Dialogue with the Public: A Conversation about the Public Experience of Public Art

Celebrating International Sculpture Day!

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