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The Lay of the Land: Public Art, Politics, and the Environment
The Public Art Preconference
June 9-10, 2005
Austin, Texas

PAN Preconference

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Wednesday, June 8, 2005
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.	Public Art Network (PAN) Council Meeting The annual PAN Council meeting is open to all members of Americans for the Arts.
7:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.	Public Art Advenutre "Keep Austin Weird" Walking Tour $29, advance registration required—SOLD OUT! Meet outside the Governors Ball Room
Thursday, June 9, 2005
8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.	Registration, Bookstore, Technology Center, and Table-Top Exhibits Open
8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m.	Welcome Session for First-Time Attendees
9:15 a.m.–9:25 a.m.	Opening Remarks by Conference Co-Chairs Presenters: Ricardo Barreto, Director, UrbanArts Institute at Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA; and Megan Weiler, Art in Public Places Administrator, City of Austin Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Office, Austin, TX
9:30 a.m.–10:15 a.m.	Opening Keynote Speaker: Agnes Denes, New York, NY Agnes Denes is an American artist and scholar of international renown. One of the originators of conceptual art, Ms. Denes has investigated the physical and social sciences, philosophy, linguistics, psychology, art history, poetry, and music and transformed her explorations into unique works of visual art. Ms. Denes was one of the first artists to be involved with the relationship of science to art, and was also a pioneer of ecological art. One of the first artists to initiate the environmental art movement, her work involves ecological, cultural, and social issues and are often monumental in scale. Ms. Denes is perhaps best known for Wheatfield-A Confrontation (1982), a two-acre wheat field she planted and harvested in downtown Manhattan, a work that addresses human values and misplaced priorities. In 1996, she completed Tree Mountain-A Living Time Capsule in Finland, a massive earthwork and reclamation project that reaches four hundred years into the future to benefit future generations with a meaningful legacy. In l998, she planted a forest of endangered species in Australia and is presently creating a 25-year master plan for an 85-km area in the center of Holland. Ms. Denes has received numerous awards and has written four books.
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Key Panel: The Four Elements: Water, Earth, Air, Energy—Sustainable Approaches to Public Art and Landscape Design Moderator: Christina Lanzl, Project Coordinator, UrbanArts Institute at Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA Respondent: Frederick Steiner, Ph.D., Dean, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Panelists: Elke Berger, Landscape Architect, Sasaki Associates, Watertown, MA; Tim Collins, Artist and Research Fellow, The STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; Glenn Eugster, Assistant Regional Director, Partnerships Office, National Parks Service, Washington, DC; Michael Singer, Artist, Wilmington, VT;
12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m.	Lunch and Presentation: Waltz Across Texas Public Art Presenters: James LeFlore, Design Enhancement Manager, San Antonio Public Works Department, San Antonio, TX; and Martha Peters, Public Art Director, Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Fort Worth, TX
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions Catch and Release: Land Arts of the American West and the Return from the Desert Presenters: Ann Reynolds, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art History, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; and Chris Taylor, Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Art History, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Planning for Parks and Green Spaces: Common Problems, Uncommon Solutions Presenters: Peter Fink, Lead Artist, Art2Architecture, London, England; Gail Goldman, Principal, Gail M. Goldman Associates, LLC, La Jolla, CA; Lorna Jordan, Artist, Seattle, WA; and Kerry Kennedy, Area Director, 21st Century Learning Centers, FAU-CURE, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Art Mecca: Creating New Art Destinations in America Presenters: Regine Basha, Curator, Austin, TX; and Stuart Keeler, Artist, Chicago, IL
3:15 p.m.–5:45 p.m.	Austin Public Art Tours
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.	Joint Preconference Reception at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Friday, June 10, 2005
8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.	Registration, Bookstore, Technology Center, and Table-Top Exhibits Open
8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.	Breakfast Roundtables Network with peers and meet with colleagues for breakfast to discuss hot topics and current issues in the public art field.
8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m.	Digital Application Process Presenters: Shannon Daut, Director of Programs, Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF), Denver, CO; Andrea Galyean, Public Art Outreach Manager, Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, Phoenix, AZ; and Matthew Saunders, Director of Technology Programs, Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF), Denver, CO
9:05 a.m.–9:10 a.m.	Opening Remarks Presenter: Jean Greer, Chair of the Public Art Network Council and Vice President, Public Art, Arts and Science Council of Charlotte/Mecklenburg County, Inc., Charlotte, NC
9:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.	Year In Review This popular conference session presents many of the nation’s most innovative and exciting public art projects completed in the past year. Presenters: Donald Lipski, Artist, Sag Harbor, NY; and Sherry Kafka Wagner, Urban Design and Planning Consultant, San Antonio, TX
10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions International Panel Presenters: Alexandra Cohen, Coordinator of the "Nuit Blanche", Paris, France; and Zoe King, Senior Project Manager, CBAT The Arts and Regeneration Agency, Cardiff, UK Sharpening the Edge: Public Art as Conduit to Contemporary Art Presenters: Michael Lent, Vice President, ArtRod, Tacoma, WA; Amy McBride, Public Art Coordinator, City of Tacoma Culture and Tourism Division, Tacoma, WA; and Jared Pappas-Kelley, Executive Director, ArtRod, Tacoma, WA Temporary Public Art, Permanent Public Effect Presenters: Dan Corson, Artist, Seattle, WA; Helen Lessick, Artist and Public Art Consultant, Los Angeles, CA; Danielle Roney, Interim Public Art Coordinator, Fulton County Arts Council, Atlanta, GA; and Norie Sato, Artist, Seattle, WA
12:15 p.m.–12:45 p.m.	Keynote Speaker: Jose Torres Tama Jose Torres Tama is a multidisciplinary artist based in New Orleans who works in the visual arts, poetry/literature, sound art, installation, and performance art. For a decade, he has toured nationally and internationally to Eastern Europe, Mexico, and Canada. Cornell, Duke, Dillard, Rutgers, and the University of Michigan are some of the many institutions that have presented his solo performances and academic lectures on performance art as a tool for social change. The recipient of a Louisiana Theater Fellowship and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, Mr. Tama was recently nominated for a 2005 Governor’s Arts Award in Louisiana. His Youth Performance Projects that work to cultivate the voices of marginalized youth have been profiled on NPR.
12:45 p.m.–1:45 p.m.	Public Art Network Award Luncheon Jean Greer, PAN Council Chair, will present the annual Public Art Network Award. Afterwards, Jean and Greg Esser, Americans for the Arts Public Art Network Manager, will give an update on the activities of the Public Art Network.
2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions On The Road Again: Creative Transportation Design Presenters: Jim Glock, Director, City of Tucson Department of Transportation, Tucson, AZ; Dian Magie, Executive Director, The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, University of North Carolina, Hendersonville, NC; and Dan Reagan, Division Administrator, U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Texas Division, Austin, TX Good Practices for Facilitating Public Art Selection Panels Presenters: Porter Arneill, Public Art Administrator and Executive Director, Municipal Art Commission of Kansas City, Kansas City, MO; Sandra Duncan, Public Art Program Manager, Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission, Nashville, TN; Brooke Jones, Arts Program Coordinator, City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs, San Jose, CA; Kathryn Minette, Manager, Art in Public Places, New Mexico Arts, Santa Fe, NM; and Kathleen Pheney, Percent for Art Program Director, Louisiana Division of the Arts, Baton Rouge, LA “NOT ANOTHER BRONZE PLAQUE!” Making Text Work in Public Art Presenter: Ted Clausen, Artist, Cambridge, MA
3:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.	Austin Public Art Tours
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.	Public Art Conference Closing Reception at Austin Museum of Art Laguna Gloria Experience Laguna Gloria, one of the finest former luxury residences in the Hill Country of Austin that has been gifted to the Austin Museum of Art as a venue for exhibitions of contemporary art. The closing reception will feature food and local Austin entertainment, viewing of the current exhibitions, and a last chance to connect with peers in one of Austin’s premiere contemporary art venues in a glorious historic setting.

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Schedule The Lay of the Land: Public Art, Politics, and the Environment The Public Art Preconference June 9-10, 2005 Austin, Texas

Schedule
The Lay of the Land: Public Art, Politics, and the Environment
The Public Art Preconference
June 9-10, 2005
Austin, Texas