San Francisco, Calif. – In 2012, San Francisco celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge with International Orange, a major exhibition and public art project. One of the 16 artists involved in the exhibition was Andy Freeberg. For his photographic installation called Gatekeepers, Freeberg created a series of images of the bridge’s numerous … Read More

In late 2010, movers transported a small, decrepit house from one part of Houston’s Fifth Ward district to another, setting the condemned domicile onto an open lot on Lyons Ave. By the following summer, Houston-based artists Dan Havel and Dean Ruck were hard at work, reconstructing—or rather deconstructing—the humble pink abode into what Ruck calls … Read More

New Orleans–based Candy Chang creates simple, analog messaging systems that allow strangers to share—anonymously and in public—their thoughts, memories, and dreams. Before I Die featured a fill-in-the-blank chalkboard affixed to an abandoned house—an invitation to passers-by to chalk in their bucket list; I Wish This Was used removable vinyl stickers to collect suggested uses for … Read More

Every year Forecast is amazed by the talented artists and innovative ideas that are proposed through our annual grant program. We want to thank all of our applicants for their hard work and creative concepts. We would also like to thank our independent selection panel for taking on the challenging task of selecting grantees. Congratulations … Read More

Months after surviving Hurricane Sandy, the cities of New York and New Jersey continue to come to terms with the loss and devastation they endured last October. The destruction of much of the iconic boardwalks lining their shores came as an especially hard blow, breaking the hearts of many who looked to these boardwalks as … Read More

Turku, Finland – The tugboat Autere cruised down the Aura River through Turku, Finland’s oldest city and first capital, headed to nearby Ruissalo Island. For “Capsula: Curated Expedition to the Baltic Sea,” our group of two dozen mostly artists and teachers made several stops along the way to see and hear marine-related installations. Here was … Read More

Religion, with its emphasis on tradition, has a pretty uneasy relationship with the latest styles in contemporary culture, art included. Much church art, including public art, wavers nervously between a comforting traditionalism and an attempt to be of the moment—somehow. (The cringe-inducing attempts of religious authorities to “reach the youth” by, say, text messages from … Read More

Ann Arbor, Michigan – A new permanent artwork that celebrates the local watershed consists of a tall, carved metal structure that sits atop a sculpted concrete ramp. Storm water collected from the roof of city hall is directed through the sculpture, pouring down past blue LED lights. When the water hits the concrete ramp, it … Read More

Sacramento, Calif. – This past fall, the Sacramento International Airport unveiled a $1.3 billion addition. The new construction features 14 major artworks by highly regarded artists; in total, these works cost $6 million, making the collection Sacramento’s single largest investment in public art. One of the dominant pieces in the collection, The Baggage Handlers by … Read More

Miami, Fla. – In a new installation at the MetroRail hub station at the Stephen Clark Government Center Lobby in Miami, Florida, visitors help create the art. Reflection is an interactive light installation by the American artist Ivan Toth Depeña. The piece uses infrared cameras to absorb the movement of current visitors. Then the installation … Read More