Association for Public Art Presents Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Open Air :: until October 14, 2012; Nightly, 8:00-11:00 pm :: Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA.

The Association for Public Art in Philadelphia (aPA, formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association) presents the world premiere of Open Air by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. Open Air is a spectacular interactive light experience directed by participants’ voices and GPS locations, illuminating the night sky from Philadelphia’s historic Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Inspired by the city’s rich tradition of democracy and respect for free speech, Open Air was created specifically for Philadelphia and for participation by the general public. Continue reading

Right or Risk? The 1st Public BioBrick: Exploring Public Access to the Tools of Synthetic Biology :: September 24, 2012; 7:00 - 9:00 PM (BST) :: Grant Museum of Zoology, London, United Kingdom.

Synthetic Biology is turning genetic engineering into a simple exercise, with thousands of DNA components - BioBricks - available to program bacteria. What if ordinary citizens want access to these tools? Now, for the first time, UCL have teamed up with a group of ‘biohackers’ (citizen scientists in molecular biology) to create the world’s first ‘Public BioBrick’. Join us for an evening exhibition and Q&A hosted by UCL iGEM with C-LAB. Continue reading

MyMirrorCity by Will Pappenheimer (with Manifest.AR, for the Conversations exhibition) :: August 24 - October 21, 2012 :: Nikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, Nikolaj Plads 10, Copenhagen, DK - 1067, Denmark.

MyMirrorCity transforms the Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center Nikolaj Church building, the surrounding area and as much of Copenhagen as possible into a city of mirrored buildings. Participants take a picture of themselves (or any image of their desire), upload it, and it then appears on every facet of all the buildings around them in augmented reality space. Continue reading

Ruptures: Forms of Public Address :: September 4 – October 13, 2012 :: Reception: September 12; 6:00 – 8:00 pm :: The Cooper Union School of Art, 41 Cooper Gallery, 41 Cooper Square, Lower Level 1, New York City.

The School of Art at The Cooper Union is pleased to announce an upcoming exhibition and event that explores politically vital issues surrounding public space and speech.

Participating artists: Ida Applebroog, Doug Ashford, Mircea Cantor, Theo Ellsworth & Caleb Monroe, Ganzeer, Igor Grubić, Sharon Hayes, Iman Issa, Will Kwan, Antoni Muntadas, REPOcommons, REPOhistory, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Lincoln Tobier, Liu Wei and Krzysztof Wodiczko. Continue reading

HeHe - M-Blem: the train project :: August 29 – September 1, 2012; 6:00 - 10:00 pm daily :: Museum of Science and Industry, Old Station entrance, Liverpool Road, Manchester M3 4FP, UK.

The Arts Catalyst in collaboration with Abandon Normal Devices (AND) Festival is delighted to present M-blem: the train project, a new participatory commission by international public art interventionists HeHe. The project commemorates the birthplace of the world’s first recognizable modern railway - the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR), a twin-track intercity public transport system which opened in the autumn of 1830. Continue reading

[Peter Russell, Skylight, interactive visual-performance] Model Citizens (Artists) Reclaim Public Space in 8th Annual Art in Odd Places Festival :: October 5-15, 2012 on 14th Street, NYC.

In April, Landmarks, the public art program of The University of Texas at Austin, unveiled a new commission on campus: an architectural projection entitled And That’s The Way It Is by New York artist Ben Rubin. Continue reading

Bring To Light: Nuit Blanche New York 2012 :: October 6, 2012 :: Call for Submissions — Deadline: July 13, 2012.

Bring to Light is a site-specific contemporary art exhibition that illuminates the streets, parks, and industrial waterfront of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Bring to Light is New York’s “nuit blanche,” part of a global network of locally organized nighttime art festivals.

An investigation of the tension and transformation underway throughout the New York waterfront, Bring to Light seeks proposals from artists exploring innovative approaches to temporary public art that engages the built environment and re-imagines public space. Continue reading

Pad.ma - short for Public Access Digital Media Archive - is an online archive of densely text-annotated video material, primarily footage and not finished films. The entire collection is searchable and viewable online, and is free to download for non-commercial use.

We see Pad.ma as a way of opening up a set of images, intentions and effects present in video footage, resources that conventions of video-making, editing and spectatorship have tended to suppress, or leave behind. This expanded treatment then points to other, political potentials for such material, and leads us into lesser-known territory for video itself… beyond the finite documentary film or the online video clip. Continue reading

[Gustavo Romano, 'The IP Poetry Project', automatic poetry generating software, computer monitors, 2006] Speed Show: Public Access with Natalie Bookchin, Double Happiness, Parker Ito, Geraldine Juarez, Caleb Larsen, Kristin Lucas, Eduardo Navas, Jon Rafman, Gustavo Romano, River of the Net, Brad Troemel, Jonathan Vingiano :: June 12, 2012 ;4:30 - 9:00 pm :: Living Space Internet Café, 1 Coral Street, London, SE1 7BE, United Kingdom.

Public Access is an exhibition of Internet-based works by a group of artists originating from the Americas. It presents a selection of works by artists who address the nature of public participation and relational platforms. Continue reading