Americans for the Arts and
the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Second Joint Convention
July 17–20, 2004—Washington, DC

PRECONFERENCES

PUBLIC ART: CIVIC CATALYST

• Full Public Art Conference Archive
• Overview
• Schedule
• Year in Review
• Public Art: Civic Catalyst Evaluation (pdf, 122KB)
• Speaker Handouts
• Photo Gallery
• PAN Award Information

Schedule

The conference schedule is also available in PDF format.

Thursday, July 15, 2003
8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Registration, Bookstore, Technology Center, Table-top Exhibits Open
8:25 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.	Welcome Session for First-Time Attendees
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.	Opening Remarks and Conference Overview Conference Co-Chairs: Ricardo Barreto Director, UrbanArts Institute Boston, MA Susan Nichols Lunder Education Chair, Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, DC
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Key Speaker Anita Contini Vice President and Director for Memorial, Cultural, and Civic Programs, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation New York, NY
10:05 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.	Key Panel The Future of Our National Mall Christopher Knight Art Critic, Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, CA Judy Feldman Chairman, National Coalition to Save Our Mall Rockville, MD Charles Atherton FAIA, Former Secretary Washington, DC John Parsons Associate Regional Director, Land, Resources and Planning, National Parks Service Washington, DC Elyn Zimmerman Artist New York, NY Moderator: Wellington Reiter, Dean, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
12:15 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions New National Memorials: Oklahoma City, Pentagon, and World Trade Center Jennifer Spangler Art Historian Chico, CA Jerry R. Shiplett Special Assistant to the Director of Real Estate and Facilities, Department of Defense Arlington, VA Julie Beckman Partner, KBAS Alexandria, VA Keith Kaseman Partner, KBAS Alexandria, VA Betty Chen Director of Planning, Design, and Development, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation New York, NY Public Art and the Federal Government Susan Harrison Director, GSA Art In Architecture Program Washington, DC Barbara Wolanin Curator, Architect of the Capitol Washington, DC Visual Artists Rights Act: Boston Case Study Ricardo Barreto Director, UrbanArt Institute Boston, MA David Phillips Artist Cambridge, MA Andrew D. Epstein Esquire, Barker, Epstein & Loscocco Boston, MA
2:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.	Public Art Tours Federal Capitol Hill / Federal Triangle Tour Leaders: Susan Harrison Director, GSA Art in Architecture Program Washington, DC Barbara Wolanin Curator, Architect of the Capitol Washington, DC Arlington Tour Leaders: Kim Roberts Art Education Specialist, Arlington County Cultural Affairs Division Arlington, VA Charlie Denny WALKArlington Arlington, VA Penn Quarter and Convention Center Tour Leaders: Vivienne Lassman Consultant Washington, DC Joel Straus Consultant Chicago, IL National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden and Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Jenjoy Roybal Project Coordinator, San Jose Office of Cultural Affiars San Jose, CA Public Art + Architecture: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wendy Feuer Consultant Brooklyn, NY Masters of the (Turn of the Century) Universe Susan Nichols Lunder Education Chair, Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, DC
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.	Opening Preconference Reception The City Museum of Washington, DC
Friday, July 16, 2003
8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Registration, Bookstore, Technology Center, Table-top Exhibits Open
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast Roundtables
8:35 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.	Opening Remarks Conference Co-Chairs: Ricardo Barreto Director, UrbanArts Institute Boston, MA Susan Nichols Lunder Education Chair, Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, DC
8:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Year In Review Presenters: Ellen Driscoll Artist Cambridge, MA Glenn Harper Editor, Sculpture Magazine Washington, DC
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions Temporal Shift: Digital Documentation and Specific Duration Public Art Projects. Helen Lessick Metro Art Collections Manager, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Los Angeles, CA Barbara Goldstein Public Art Director, Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs Seattle, WA Brian Wallace Director of Exhibitions, The Galleries of Moore College of Art & Design Philadelphia, PA Recollecciones, San Jose Library Case Study Mel Chin Artist Burnsville, NC Mary Rubin Senior Program Manager, City of San Jose Public Art Program San Jose, CA Reconnecting a City to its Source Ann Alger Public Art Project Manager, Phoenix Office of Art and Culture Phoenix, AZ Laurie Lundquist Artist Tempe, AZ Marie Navarre Artist Tempe, AZ Raphael Ngotie Public Art Project Manager, Phoenix Office of Art and Culture Phoenix, AZ Sharon Southerland Public Art Consultant Coeur d’Alene, ID International Public Art: Reports from Europe and Canada Herve Bechy Director, Art-Public.com Paris, France Bryan Newson Public Art Program Manager City of Vancouver, Canada
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	PAN Luncheon Marc Pally, Artist, PAN Council Chair, Los Angeles, CA, and Renee Piechocki, PAN Facilitator will give an update on the activities of the Public Art Network. Afterwards, David Hoyt Johnson will present the Public Art Network Award.
1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions Choosing Past & Future: The Debate over the Heart of Three Cities. Ritsuko Taho Artist Tokyo, Japan Glenn Weiss Public Art Consultant Delray Beach, FL Robin Nigh Director, City of Tampa, Public Art Program Tampa, FL Margi Glavovic Nothard Glavovic Studio Fort Lauderdale, FL Working with Wind and Light: The Ephemeral Becomes Durable Janet Echelman Artist New York, NY Leni Schwendinger Artist New York, NY Keeping Up with Appearances: Protecting the World's Public Art Laura Griffith Assistant Director, Fairmount Park Art Association Philadelphia, PA Mark Weber Technical Director, World Monument Fund New York, NY Susan Nichols Lunder Education Chair, Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, DC Dennis Montagna Program Director, Monument Research and Preservation, National Parks Service Philadelphia, PA
2:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Public Art Tours Case Study / Tour: Building a Civic Framework, Arlington, VA Todd Bressi Consultant Bryn Mawr, PA Angela Adams Community and Public Art Administrator, Arlington County Cultural Affairs Division Arlington, VA Mary Miss Artist New York, NY Case Study / Tour: King Street Gardens, Alexandria, VA Buster Simpson Artist Seattle, WA Mark Spitzer AIA, Mark Spitzer Designs Seattle, WA Marlin G. Lord AIA Alexandria, VA Case Study / Tour: Metro Art Michael McBride Director, Art in Transit Program, Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority Washington, DC Case Study / Tour: Bethesda’s Public Art and Private Development Initiatives Francoise Yohalem, Public Art Consultant, Bethesda, MD Public Art and Cultural Planning: Prince George’s County Lauren Dugas Glover Program Director, Prince George’s County Art in Public Places Program Largo, MD Contemporary Art + Design in DC Jennifer Riddell Public Art Curator, Arlington County Cultural Affairs Division Arlington, VA Sherry Schwechten Art in Public Places Coordinator, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Washington, DC
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Closing Reception for Public Art Conference Attendees Location: Art Museum of the Americas, Organization of American States

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    July 17-20, 2004
    Americans for the Arts and
     the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
     Second Joint Convention
     Washington, DC
    Photos courtesy Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation (WCTC)