The Utah Division of Arts and Museums, the Idaho Commission on the Arts, and the Salt Lake City Arts Council are pleased to invite artists, nonprofit organizations, local and regional arts councils, arts & entertainment districts, and units of government (town, city, county) in Utah and Idaho to participate in Making It Public, a free, 5-week virtual training series. The partners urge artists and administrators in Utah and Idaho to utilize this free training opportunity.
Making it Public – Professional Development Workshop Series (Artist track) - Registration opens 7/11 through 8/7. This free workshop series, comprised of five 90-minute virtual workshop sessions, covers practical and tactical subject matters for administrators at all stages of their careers facilitating public art, such as stakeholder considerations, community engagement, preparing a call‐for‐artists, equitable selection processes, contracting, and more. Sessions include guest public art professionals, both local and national, adding a depth of knowledge about the field of public art, the profession, and its contemporary issues. An additional pre-recorded video session will be emailed prior to each meeting. To sign-up click here.
For artists that do not have access to a computer or WiFi to participate, most public libraries offer free computer and WiFi access. Alternatively, artists can access the virtual sessions in person in the Conference Room of the Marmalade Library, 280 W 500 N, Salt Lake City, UT 84103. This resource will be available all five evenings of the workshop series.
Making it Public – Professional Development Workshop Series (Administrator track) - Registration opens 7/10 through 8/7. This free workshop series, comprised of five 90-minute virtual workshop sessions, covers practical and tactical subject matters for administrators at all stages of their careers facilitating public art, such as stakeholder considerations, community engagement, preparing a call‐for‐artists, equitable selection processes, contracting, and more. Sessions include guest public art professionals, both local and national, adding a depth of knowledge about the field of public art, the profession, and its contemporary issues. An additional pre-recorded video session will be emailed prior to each meeting. To sign-up click here.
