Physical and mental demands: Position requires a high level of mental concentration and commitment. Please send a resume, 3 samples of previous projects you coordinated, 2 writing samples one page each , and a cover letter to arts phila.
Phone calls will not be accepted. Application materials are due April 23, The City of Philadelphia offers a generous benefits package that includes medical insurance, prescription coverage, dental and optical coverage, flexible spending accounts, paid leave, life insurance, deferred compensation, and retirement benefits.
Skip to content. The Commission must also approve the design of anything constructed or installed on or over the public right-of-way as well as all public art to be acquired by the City or placed on public property. Learn more here. Art Commission meetings are open to the public and are held on the second Wednesday of every month except August.
Click here to see the most recent agenda. The study assesses how public art is currently commissioned, managed and conserved by the City of Philadelphia and other public art organizations, and offers policy recommendations to the city about how it might utilize its public art resources relative to the goals of neighborhood revitalization, economic development and the creative economy.
Additionally, the study aims to help establish a new narrative about public art in Philadelphia that conveys both the importance of Philadelphias distinguished public art heritage and its future potential. These recommendations encourage the city to create a vision for public art in Philadelphia and to establish a long-term framework for the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy that can span political administrations.
It is an especially opportune time for such conversations as the federal government is poised to make potentially transformative quality-of-life investments in urban areas such as Philadelphia.
PennPraxis worked closely with Gary Steuer, along with a steering committee of local public art stewards and stakeholders and an advisory group representing broader interests. PennPraxis staff conducted extensive research into the current Philadelphia public art environment and researched comparable cities around the country. It conducted more than 50 local interviews to identify issues and opportunities for Philadelphia.
These interviews, combined with case study research, serve as the basis for the narrative and recommendations presented in this report. Our research demonstrates that public art has been an integral part of Philadelphias urban fabric and character for centuries. Mayor Nutter has elevated the arts to a position that is central to his administrations goals of revitalizing Philadelphia. PennPraxis hopes that this study demonstrates the significance of the breadth and depth of public art in Philadelphia and how the city might capitalize on the richness of these resources to situate itself as a creative, 21st-century urban hub.
Harris M. The foundation provided funding for the study. Gary Steuer, chief cultural officer of the City of Philadelphia and the director of the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, served as the executive client for the report. Nutter in July
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