[SustainableTompkins] Call for 'green' sculpture

[Patricia Haines]

You may already know that the Ithaca Downtown Partnership and City Public Art Commission are focusing the '08 Art in the Heart of the City exhibit on 'green' art - which makes us in a tie with Bellevue, WA for thye first 'green' public art program in the country.
   
  If you know of anyone - or any listserv - that might be interested, thanks for forwarding the following invitation as you see best:
   
  WANTED: ARTISTS AND ‘GREEN’ VISIONS for Ithaca, NY’s 9th Art in the Heart of the City public sculpture exhibit: Celebrating Sustainable Community, an Exploration in Greening Public Art.  For the first time focusing within a theme, ’08 will feature 3-6 works by three artists who use natural, recycled and/or sustainable materials to evoke the images, themes, issues and dreams of sustainable community. Stipend, insurance and installation assistance provided, plus widespread exposure as exemplars, on new online gallery, a Forum on Greening Public Art, and collaborative public programming. Deadline April 1, exhibit opening late June and ending in November. For information on Ithaca’s arts and sustainability scenes, see www.artspartners.org and www.sustainabletompkins.org. For guidelines and application form, see <downtownithaca.com>. Questions, call (607) 277-8679 or email Patricia at levelgreeninstitute at yahoo.com


- fostering sustainable community through collaborative initiatives in hospitality, education and the arts, in the 150 year-old democratic  spirit of the Danish Folk School
       
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