Running an art workshop in a public park: a practical checklist
A practical checklist for running an art workshop in a public park, covering permission, materials, weather, children, access, clearing up and photo consent.
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Notes from the street
Essays, walks and practical guides on art in public space, newest first. 19 notes so far.
Walls, Permits and Lifts: How a Large Mural Gets Made
From the wall owner's signature to the last coat of varnish, the practical stages behind a large outdoor mural: permits, surface, paint, lifts and upkeep.
From pithead to stage: a cultural itinerary across the Ruhr
Zollverein, the Gasometer Oberhausen, Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord and the Ruhrtriennale: a practical three-day route through the Ruhr's industrial culture.
Athens walls: street art, empty buildings and who the paint is for
A walk through Exarchia, Psyrri, Metaxourgeio and Kerameikos, reading the murals, tags and empty houses of central Athens and the arguments around them.
Vienna's Gemeindebau courtyards: council housing as public space
How Vienna's Gemeindebau courtyards work as shared space, from Red Vienna and the Karl-Marx-Hof to art on housing, and how to walk through them with respect.
Participatory art explained: telling real involvement from decoration
What participatory art is and is not, and how to tell genuine involvement from decoration, with a ladder and questions on credit, consent and ownership.
What Temporary Art Does to a City Square, and How to Judge It
Installations that stay a few weeks can change how a square is used. Lessons from the Fourth Plinth, Vienna's MuseumsQuartier and summer pavilions.