This fall, we’re celebrating the Association for Public Art’s 150th anniversary as the nation’s first private, non-profit organization dedicated to the integration of public art and urban design. We’re marking this milestone year with an exciting guest speaker series and walking tours, plus the launch of a never-before-seen digital archive and a sculpture’s big return.

Join us Thursday, October 14th at 4PM for Public Art by Design – a free, virtual discussion with architects and landscape architects exploring their role in assisting artists to realize their vision for creating public artworks.

FREE + VIRTUAL EVENT: Explore the life and times of the German artist Gerhard Marcks and his sculpture Maja (1942) – an important work that recently returned to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. With presentations by Dr. Arie Hartog, Director of the Gerhard-Marcks-Haus in Bremen, Germany, and Penny Balkin Bach, aPA’s Executive Director.

Register for this free virtual talk with artist Nancy Baker Cahill on October 13th for the 2020 DesignPhiladelphia Festival.

A free day of fun-filled activities at Swann Memorial Fountain! Enjoy live animals, sculpture-making workshops and demonstrations, and free ice cream from Culture Republick.

See the city’s sculpture through a new lens! Participate in a month-long series of public art photography workshops led by Philadelphia-based photographers for participants of all levels.

On June 4, 2009, a diverse group of neighbors, community leaders, and friends of the Art Association and Project H.O.M.E. came together to celebrate the dedication of “Common Ground,” the Art Association’s newest public art project commissioned through the “New•Land•Marks” program.