Projects
Recognized nationally as a major public art resource, Forecast Public Art collaborates with communities, agencies and artists to create public art. Our successful partnerships have helped leverage considerable support for public art and local public artists.
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Spontaneous Storefronts : Projecting Democracy
A new installation in our recurring series is up in the historic Minnesota Building at 4th and Cedar in downtown St. Paul as part of the UnConvention. Steve Dietz, of Northern Lights, curated digital content from The Unconvention projects, My Yard Our Message and I Approve This Message to be displayed in this previously vacant storefront window by rear screen projection. Spontaneous Storefronts: Projecting Democracy is sure to inspire your political voice and spice up downtown streets throughout the election season.
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Art on University Avenue
We believe public art is integral to establishing the character of the Twin Cities main thoroughfare. The first organization dedicating to placing public art on the avenue, FPA's early projects include Joel Sisson's Green Chair Project (1995), and Wing Young Huie's Frogtown: Portraits of a Neighborhood (1996). Click here for a map of our recent additions (PDF). |
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Brackett Rocket
Along with a community coalition called the "Brackett Rocket Boosters," FPA is rejuvenating this 1962 piece of playground
equipment into an innovative public artwork that will inspire a new generation of children to "look to the stars." |
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You Are Here: Exploring Art in the Suburbs
Published in partnership with The McKnight Foundation, You Are Here rovides reflections on suburban cultural development; a map with a representative sample of incredible art places and happenings in the suburbs; and a series of profiles that explore how some of these places came into being.
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Public Art Adventure Map
Designed for the City of Minneapolis in 2002, the Public Art Adventure Map is a great downtown walking tour. To find public art in other Minneapolis locations,
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