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Forecast is a nonprofit organization that activates, inspires, and advocates for public art that advances justice, health, and human dignity.

Are you an artist?

Check out these pages to access resources and opportunities to hone your skills and advance your career.

CREATIVE STUDIO      INSTITUTE      PUBLISHING

ARE YOU A COMMUNITY DECISION-MAKER?

Check out these pages to hire an artist and incorporate public art practice into your engagement and planning efforts.

COMMISSIONING      PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT      INSTITUTE

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT FORECAST

portraits of artist Muna Malik and curator Tricia Heuring

JOIN THE FIRST PUBLIC ART NOW CONVERSATION ON MARCH 18, WITH ARTIST MUNA MALIK AND GUEST CURATOR TRICIA HEURING

Photo courtesy Graham Coreil-Allen, grahamprojects.com

An aerial view of a colorful creative crosswalk is overlaid with the text "FORWARD Issue #2: Transportation"

HOW ARTISTS CREATE MORE RESPONSIVE, EQUITABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS

Watch the conversation with Charles T. Brown, Naomi Doerner, and Melvin Giles, facilitated by Ben Stone.

a group of four headshots shows Charles T. Brown, Naomi Doerner, Melvin Giles, and Ben Stone

WATCH THE ROUNDTABLE “FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT: ARTS, CULTURE, AND TRANSPORTATION IN 2021”

a text graphic reads "Change Lab Research Fellow focusing on Racial Justice in Public Art" and includes the application date of March 1, 2021, along with Forecast's logo

INAUGURAL CHANGE LAB RESEARCH FELLOW

Theresa Sweetland

FROM THE DIRECTOR: DEEPENING OUR COMMITMENT TO BE PART OF THE CHANGE

A split image shows two artworks. On the left, against a black background, blue LED lights illuminate each flower in a field of flowers made from plastic, wire, and acrylic tubing. On the right, A vector illustration with a rich color palette depicts an indigenous person in traditional dress and feathered headdress, and holding a staff-like instrument. The person stands at the edge of a cliff, looking back at the viewer. In the distance, lightning pierces a sky filled with stylized clouds, over a landscape filled with both trees and water.

EXPLORE THE VIRTUAL HENNEPIN COUNTY ARTS + MULTICULTURAL COMMITTEE EXHIBIT

Forecast is available to assess equity in your public art collection

Our equity reviews use comprehensive benchmarking tools to identify inequities in public art collections as related to race, gender, immigration status, and more. We help program administrators, committees and communities identify gaps, prioritize initiatives, set targets and other program goals, assign accountability, and measure the impact of initiatives.

“Forecast’s Public Art Program and Collection Equity Review for St. Louis Park is a valuable assessment with concrete steps to implement and improve our processes, and ultimately our public art collection.”

Sean Walther Planning and Zoning Supervisor, City of St. Louis Park – City of St. Louis Park

Attend a public art equity audit information session

Want to find out more about reviewing race, gender, and more in your public art collection?
Join us for an upcoming equity audit information session:

“WHAT IS AN EQUITY AUDIT?”

March 25, 12 – 1pm CDT
April 20, 12 – 1pm CDT

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42 years of supporting groundbreaking work in public spaces

We’re counting on you!

In the midst of this rapidly changing and unpredictable health and economic environment, Forecast continues to do what we do best — provide caring, experienced support to artists, institutions and communities who seek to bring creativity, hope, healing, joy, identity and much more to public spaces across the country.

With your help, we will: continue supporting artists and communities, launch our Change Lab, expand Pro-bono Consulting, reimagine public art in the US.

Join us in fostering a better and more just world through arts in public life.

D O N A T E

Main photo: Featured in Public Art Review, CarryOn Homes is a gathering space that tells immigrant stories, and was the 2018 Minneapolis Creative City Challenge winner. It was later installed as a temporary activation of Saint Paul’s City Hall Plaza during design development for the upcoming Larry Cohen Recognition Project, for which Forecast facilitated artist selection. Photo by Zoe Cinel courtesy CarryOn Homes.