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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT FORECAST

Jessica Mehta, Forecast Change Lab Research Fellow on Indigenous Visibility in Public Art

ANNOUNCING OUR CHANGE LAB RESEARCH FELLOW ON INDIGENOUS VISIBILITY IN PUBLIC ART: JESSICA MEHTA

MIP is a free 5-week professional development series from Forecast, presented for MA-based artists in partnership with MAPC Metro Boston and NEFA Boston.

Making It Public for Massachusetts-based Artists A free 5-week virtual workshop series for artists interested in public artmaking.Visit NEFA.org/MakingItPublic to register and learn more. Register by February 18, 2022” Centered and surrounded by a colorful banner of abstract shapes in orange, turquoise, yellow and blue. The image also includes the NEFA, Forecast Public Art and Metropolitan Area Planning Council logos.

MASSACHUSETTS ARTISTS—GROW YOUR PRACTICE AND REGISTER BY 2/18 FOR FREE 5-WEEK MAKING IT PUBLIC TRAINING

Sixteen artists are recipients of Forecast’s 2022 early- and mid-career grants. A total of $86,000 will support thirteen independent projects.

a grid of sixteen artist portraits

ANNOUNCING OUR INCREDIBLE 2022 EARLY- AND MID-CAREER ARTIST GRANT RECIPIENTS

WATCH: Public Art Now conversation with curator Amina Cooper and artists Lava Thomas and Martha Jackson Jarvis

An aerial view of a public artwork, along with the text, "Public Art Now, leading voices sharing public art of the moment," are three headshots of BIPOC women

WATCH: PUBLIC ART NOW CURATOR AMINA COOPER iN CONVERSATION WITH ARTISTS LAVA THOMAS AND MARTHA JACKSON JARVIS

Artists Kprecia Ambers, Philipo Dyauli, and CRICE are featured in the online gallery exhibit Make Space, from Forecast and the Hennepin County Multicultural Arts Committee.

A grid of three portraits of BIPOC artists in front of colorful murals and a city skyline

BROWSE A SPECIAL DIGITAL EXHIBIT FEATURING THREE EXCITING EMERGING ARTISTS

Bridge Park rendering courtesy OMA + Olin

rendering of a bridge showing people milling about a variety of structures and green spaces

FORECAST PART OF NATIONAL TEAM FOR WASHINGTON DC 11TH ST BRIDGE PARK

HELIX (2021) Doral, FL, by Jen Lewin. Artwork © 2021 Jen Lewin, photo by Oriol Tarridas.

At night, a person interacts with a series colorfully illuminated vertical pipes

CURATION PROJECT SPOTLIGHT: ARTIST JEN LEWIN’S INTERACTIVE SCULPTURES AT LUX DORAL

Forecast facilitated artist selection for Smart Growth America’s Arts & Transportation Rapid Response initiative, pairing selected agencies with artists

two maps outlining the United States include eight pinpoints across the country with people's portraits

ARTISTS ADDRESSING COVID-RELATED TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES NATIONWIDE

JXTA crew at Minneapolis Open Streets 2019. Photo by Ryan Stopera

a group of young people stand outside together in an area covered with art

FORECAST’S PUBLIC ART LIBRARY FINDS NEW HOME AS A RESOURCE FOR JXTA’S CREATIVE COMMUNITY

42 years of supporting groundbreaking work in public spaces