Atmosphere and Environment XII and Social Consciousness were successfully relocated to their new sites at the University of Pennsylvania.
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aPA Exec. Director Recognized for Contributions to Cultural Life in Philadelphia
Posted: November 22, 2019
The Association for Public Art’s long-time Executive Director & Chief Curator, Penny Balkin Bach, receives the Wyck-Strickland Award.
Available in English and Spanish! Hear the audio for Robert Indiana’s AMOR sculpture, the newest addition to the Association for Public Art’s Museum Without Walls™: AUDIO program.
The Association for Public Art and the University of Pennsylvania announce the relocation of Louise Nevelson’s Atmosphere and Environment XII and Jacob Epstein’s Social Consciousness – two sculptures that have stood outside of the Philadelphia Museum of Art for decades.
The award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the cultural life of Philadelphia through work that balances a drive for progress and modernity with a sensitivity to the past.
Maja (1942) has been tucked away in storage for more than 25 years; but in its prior life, the sculpture stood on the East Terrace of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (at the top of its famous steps) for decades.
Landscape architect Susan Weiler will be honored at the 2018 AIA Philadelphia Design Awards at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts on November 7th.
Martin Puryear, an artist whose work is no stranger to many Philadelphians, will represent the United States at the 2019 Venice Biennale
Martin Puryear’s Pavilion in the Trees receives major renovations and is open to the public once again.
It is with great sorrow that the Association for Public Art recognizes the passing of Gregory M. Harvey – lawyer, activist, public art advocate, and bulwark of our organization.