As 2024 comes to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on the year we’ve had at the Public Art Archive (PAA). We are so grateful for everyone who worked with us over the course of this year. Every artwork added, webinar attended, post shared, and word spread contributes to our mission to make public art more public. We thank the artists, administrators, organizers, technology experts, citizens, and public art enthusiasts in our community. Because of your partnership, we have continued to grow as the essential space for discovering public art throughout the U.S. and internationally. Looking ahead to 2025, we are honored to continue our work building a public art community and connecting people with public art throughout the world.
Hero Ascending (2024). By Richard Hunt. Richard Hunt Public Art Collection and Mamie and Emmett Till-Mobley House Museum and Theater Collection. Courtesy: Copyright 2024 The Richard Hunt Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Luminaries: The Coronation (2024). By Patrick Dougher. Mural Arts Philadelphia Collection. Courtesy: The Coronation © 2024 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / Patrick Dougher, Girls High, Broad Street & Olney Avenue. Photo by Steve Weinik
All the Lights Are On (2024). By David Nuttall. Amazing Spaces – The City of Huntsville Public Art Collection and Our Civic Canvas – The City of Huntsville Collection. Courtesy: David Nuttall
Motif de Papillon (2024). By Salomée Souag. Regional Arts & Culture Council Collection and Regional Arts & Culture Council Permanently Sited Collection. Courtesy: Regional Arts & Culture Council
Elemental Connections (2024). By Rose Covert. City of Lake Oswego Art Collection and City of Lake Oswego Gallery Without Walls Collection. Courtesy: Mario Gallucci
This year, we had the privilege of establishing partnerships with several amazing organizations. We partnered with the Richard Hunt Legacy Foundation on a collaboration to document and make accessible the renowned sculptor Richard Hunt’s public commissions. We also collaborated with the Institute of Public Art’s International Award for Public Art, which honors contributions to the quality of life, shared environments, and development of space to nurture citizenship and public well-being from artists around the world. We also formed several new alliances with government entities and nonprofits, including the State of Utah, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Nebraska Arts Council, and many more entities that have made their collections explorable on PAA.
In Memoriam of an Ashanti Warrior, 1996 (2024). City of Santa Monica, California Public Art Collection. Courtesy: Gary Tyler
Meet Me in the Park (2024). By Johnny Walker. The Trail Conservancy Collection and Art in Public Places, City of Austin, TX Collection. Courtesy: The Trail Conservancy
Venus di Milo (2024). By Bruce Gueswel. Benson Sculpture Garden Collection and City of Loveland Art in Public Places Collection. Courtesy: City of Loveland Art in Public Places
Face to Face #1, Face to Face #2, Face to Face #3 (Series) (2024). By Gabriel Gaffney Smith. Utah Public Art Program Collection. Courtesy: State of Utah
Flow (2024). By Greg A. Robinson. Regional Arts & Culture Council Collection and Regional Arts & Culture Council Permanently Sited Collection. Courtesy: Regional Arts & Culture Council
With the participation of this community, we added over 5,000 artworks to PAA, more than 200 of which were created in 2024. This post includes just a few highlights of new artworks from around the world. We invite you to explore more newly added artworks and collections on our engagement platform.
If you would like to support our continued work to foster deeper community engagement with public art, please consider contributing artwork or donating to PAA.
Wishing everyone a safe, healthy, peaceful close to 2024. See you next year!
