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Public Art Online February newsletter - "New and Updated research into public art practice"

Dear Subscriber,
Welcome to our first edition of 2010. Our Editor's Choice is:
Current Research - Public Art Practice, Audiences and Impact

We have updated and added to our very popular research section. We know how many of you use this material and we hope you will find the new areas of research interesting and thought provoking. Read more

 Image Credit: Cornelia Parker - Still Life with Reflection, 2004. First Floor waiting room, West Wing, St Bartholomew's Hospital. Photographer: Phil Sayer.
Image Credit: Cactus, Andy Plant. Commission for Slow Art Trail, Chrysalis Arts

How can we make public art go green?

The first ever set of free guidelines to help artists and commissioners embrace the sustainable as well as the artistic impact of their work.
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 Image Credit:Cambridge 800, Ross Ashton & Paul Chatfield, Photos: Louise Stickland

Cambridge University illuminated by science and art

The Cambridge 800 Anniversary year was brought to a spectacular close with 2 major light works dedicated to "Transforming Tomorrow".
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 Image Credit:ASIR Studio, Light Canopy. Vancouver 2010 Public Art Programme

Diverse public art programme launches at the Winter Games

The Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Public Art Programme took more than two years to design and is the City's most ambitious public art project to date.
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New report into state of the arts in Instanbul

An overview of recent activity in the visual and public arts in Istanbul, much of which is designed to bring closer cultural collaboration and understanding between Turkey and countries already within the EU.
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Liverpool Biennial

Highlights from this year's forthcoming festival include Urban Interventions - a project where artist Peter Arlt combines sociological and artistic research with urban planning, a combination which he calls experimental or applied sociology.
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Trip the Light Fantastic in Archway

Alight is a long-term programme of temporary artworks that reveal and animate Archway in north London during long winter nights. Forty huge translucent photographs of local dancers are being installed in office and shop windows.
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Artists and regeneration - why do it?

Commissioning artwork for buildings and public spaces has become standard for many projects. But what is the process when you bring the artist in as a participant in the design and development team?
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What is sculpture in the 21st Century?

This event will explore topics including: The Languages of Sculpture; Public Perception and Investment; and The State of Education.
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