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Colorful mural of a woman's face and leaves on a brick building with people walking and a bicycle parked nearby
Public Art

In the spotlight

Look closer at the art taking shape nearby

Local Arts Spotlight explores how art is made, encountered and remembered in the places around us, with clear ways to look beyond first impressions.

Read the pieceThe Mural and the Wall: Why Surface Changes the View8 min read

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The reading list
A Rainy Afternoon, One Gallery Room, Three Ways to LookLooking9 min read
The Mural and the Wall: Why Surface Changes the ViewPublic Art8 min read
Clay, Wood or Paper? Choosing a Material for a Small ReliefMaking7 min read
Before the White Cube: How Exhibition Rooms Learned to Step BackArt History5 min read
The Label Is Not the Artwork: A Common Exhibition Habit to RethinkExhibitions8 min read
Our point of view

Art belongs in the conversation about place.

We look at how images, objects and creative choices shape the way a place feels and what its people notice.

  1. The Mural and the Wall: Why Surface Changes the View
  2. Clay, Wood or Paper? Choosing a Material for a Small Relief
  3. Before the White Cube: How Exhibition Rooms Learned to Step Back

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