San Francisco, Calif. – On March 5, 2013, at 9 pm PST, Leo Villareal‘s The Bay Lights—the largest LED light sculpture in the world—was lit. Since 1936, the Bay Bridge has been a central landmark of the Bay Area of California, connecting San Francisco and Oakland. The Bay Lights was inspired by the bridge’s 75th … 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

Pawtucket, Rhode Island – Thanks to sculptor Donald Gerola, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, sports the nation’s—and perhaps the world’s—first woven river. Pawtucket is home to Slater Mill, one of America’s first successful textile mills and birthplace of America’s industrial revolution. Weaving the Blackstone At Slater Bridge celebrated that history by using 30,000 feet of polyester, nylon, … 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

New Orleans - Louisiana is getting its first interactive sculpture that also functions as a living space. Both a house and a musical instrument, Dithyrambalina is the in-progress creation of the artist Caledonia Dance Curry, who also goes professionally by the name Swoon. She is developing the project with New Orleans Airlift, an artist exchange that … Read More

New York City - To celebrate the history of immigration on the Lower East Side of New York City, a four-artist team created Mall-Terations, a temporary art installation on the Allen Street pedestrian mall between Houston and Delancey Streets. Allen Street is also known as the “Avenue of the Immigrants.” The installation was part of an … Read More

New York City, N.Y. – URBANOLOGY is an online, interactive public art game that allows anyone with Internet access to plan their ideal urban environment. The project launched online in mid-October last year as a companion to the large-scale, interactive installation at the BMW Guggenheim Lab in New York’s East Village. More than 13,500 people experienced … 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

Woodinville, Wash. – The new Brightwater Wastewater Facility, located 10 miles north of Seattle in Woodinville, Washington, looks and smells more like a nature preserve and sculpture park than a sewage treatment facility. Thanks to new technology in water treatment—and a philosophy of being a good neighbor—Brightwater is an aesthetic and aromatic pleasure. Two of … 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

Phoenix, Ariz. – A multifaceted new art installation graces the path in front of the South Mountain Community Library in Phoenix, Arizona. Focused on integrating bold visual elements and words, PASSAGE consists of four “poetry trellises” and three “acoustic chairs.” These works use sound and sunlight to create poetry audio files and project fragments of … Read More

Shanaska Creek, Minn. – A historic Minnesota bridge became a temporary loom in the early spring of 2011, thanks to artist Randy Walker. The 136-year-old bridge was part of County Road 102 in Le Sueur County and now spans Shanaska Creek. Its wrought-iron and pin construction makes it a rare design and it is on … Read More

Kansas City – Last fall, artist John Salvest made a powerful artistic and political statement at the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City, Missouri. He created the temporary sculpture IOU/USA out of 105 multicolored steel shipping containers, stacked 7 high and 15 across. A series of white and light-colored containers, placed in between the darker … Read More

New York City - For 15 minutes one afternoon last October, artist Kyungwoo Chun gave literal meaning to the phrase “lean on me.” The performance installation, titled VERSUS, featured 50 volunteers sitting face-to-face across from someone they didn’t know on two benches shaped like half moons in Times Square in New York City. Each volunteer then … Read More