Curating a Successful Public Arts Program in Arlington, VA with Angela Anderson Adams

If These Walls Could Talk

English - April 11, 2023 03:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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In this episode, Angela Anderson Adams shares nearly 3 decades of expertise as director of the public art program in Arlington, Virginia. Angela discusses the "arts ecosystem" in Arlington, especially how Arlington's grants program and nonprofit partnerships have helped fund the arts over the years. Angela and Morgan explore murals as creating space for remembering history, as well as how murals have combined with architecture and transportation in Arlington to create an inviting urban environment.

Learn more about the Arlington Arts Program here: https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Programs/Arts

Instagram: arl_artscene

Referenced Works and Artists:

Nancy Holt's Dark Star Park: https://holtsmithsonfoundation.org/nancy-holts-dark-star-park

Find Ham Smith's website at hamsmith.com

Instagram: @ham.smith

Kipp Kobayashi: www.kippkobayashi.com

Instagram: @kippkobayashi

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kipp.kobayashi/

Linn Myers: linnmeyers.com

Instagram: @linnmeyers

See Doug Hollis' Wave Arbor work here: https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Programs/Public-Art/Public-Art-Collection/Permanent-Collection/Locations/Wave-Arbor

and here: https://www.facebook.com/TrocoFab/videos/552885658543849/

Walter Hood: https://www.hooddesignstudio.com/

Hood's Arlington work can be found here: https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Programs/Public-Art/Public-Art-Collection/Permanent-Collection/Locations/John-Robinson-Jr.-Town-Square