Talking public art at Collar Works

posted Oct 13, 2016

Breathing Lights Stanley Street SchenectadyCollar Works Gallery in Troy is hosting a discussion this Friday evening about public art with a handful of national experts:

+ Barbara Schaffer Bacon, co-director of the Americans for the Arts' Animating Democracy program

+ Caitlin Butler, director of development for Mural Arts Philadelphia, which has been helping to create murals around Philadelphia for 30 years

+ Jesse Hamerman, director of exhibitions for the Public Art Fund in New York City, which mounts public art exhibitions around the city with internationally-known artists

+ Judie Gilmore, the project manager for Breathing Lights, will be moderating

The talk is Friday, October 14 at 6:30 pm at Collar Works Gallery (621 River Street). It's free and open to public. RSVP: info@collarworks.org

Earlier on AOA: Breathing Lights begins

tags: art, stuff to do

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