Forecast Public Art Lookbook

consulting lookbook Activating, inspiring, and advocating for public art that advances justice, health, and human dignity.

Featured artwork, from left to right: installation for Gathering Place in Tulsa Oklahoma, by Jen Lewin (p.15); Kaleidoscope, in Mall of America, Bloomington, Minnesota, by Christopher Lutter-Gardella (p.3); mural for War Memorial Park in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, by Yatika Fields (p.8).

forecast Public art Forecast is a nonprofit organization that supports community organizations, nonprofits, artists, and other partners throughout the entire process of creating public art that advances justice, health, and human dignity. We partner with decision-makers and stakeholders on public art and cultural planning efforts, and support public artists with funding, training, and opportunities to cultivate partnerships and advance their public art careers. We also help others find, curate, select and commission public artists and artwork, with an emphasis on access for BIPOC artists and groups that are traditionally excluded.

We work in communities across

the country and globe. These are the U.S. locations where we have been on the ground—meeting with stakeholders and community members to meet their public art and engagement needs—and our list is growing by the day.

Are you looking to hire an artist or incorporate public art as part of a project or plan?

We can help.

Contact us for all aspects of artist Commissioning and Curation, including RFQ creation, artist selection, project management, and more.

Hire Forecast to bring our customized in-person or online Learning Learning to you.

Our accessible and equitable arts and cultural Planning and Engagement efforts includes policies, programs, support for public artists, and more.

consulting@forecastpublicart.org

Browse a portfolio of our recent projects on the following pages 2

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: Mall of America LOCATION: Bloomington, MN PROJECT: Forecast helped commission a large-scale installation for Earth Day, facilitating the artist selection process for this stunning project.

BUDGET: $60,000 ARTIST NAME: Christopher Lutter-Gardella 3

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: Saint Louis County, MN LOCATION: Virginia, MN Government Center PROJECT: Forecast helped the county integrate art into their new Government Center.

The projects include a terrazzo floor design, custom metal screening, an outdoor mural, a seating sculpture, silkscreen window frosting, and works of art for the walls.

BUDGET: $8,000 (this piece only, window treatment) ARTIST NAME: multiple (pictured, Aaron Squadroni) 4

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: Augsburg University LOCATION: Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and Religion (Minneapolis, MN) PROJECT: Forecast curated a group of artists and helped the university integrate art into their new building. Five artists/teams worked directly with architects and engineers to integrate a terrazzo floor, custom fritted glass curtain wall, murals, skyway glass treatment, a suspended glass sculpture, and more.

BUDGET: $40,000 (this piece only, terrazzo floor) ARTIST NAME: multiple (pictured: team of Stanton Sears and Andrea Myklebust) 5

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts LOCATION: Rice Park, downtown Saint Paul, MN PROJECT: Forecast commissioned Electric Machete Studios to design and produce an interactive, enlivening mural on the consctruction fences during Rice Park’s renovation.

The mural was in place on the fence for the Ordway’s Flint Hills Family Festival.

BUDGET: $12,000 ARTIST NAME: Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra & Xilam Balam, Electric Machete Studios 6

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

PUBLIC ART POSSIBILITIES CLIENT: City of Fargo LOCATION: Fargo, ND PROJECT: Through a series of workshops and focus groups involving dozens of Fargo residents, our team collected thoughts about what Fargoans value and what public art should aspire to address in the community. This resulted in a set of topics or themes that could inform criteria for future public art in the city: Public Art Possibilities.

BUDGET: $10,000 ARTIST NAME: Simone Wai (pictured project, Canoe Parade) 7

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: City of Siloam Springs LOCATION: Siloam Springs, AR PROJECT: Forecast helped plan the city’s first public art commission, located in a new park. We created the artist RFQ, and facilitated the artist selection process, resulting in a mural by Indigenous artist Yatika Fields.

BUDGET: $25,000 ARTIST NAME: Yatika Fields 8

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

PARTNER: Sheridan Arts Spanish Dual Immersion School LOCATION: Northeast Arts District, Minneapolis, MN PROJECT: Forecast managed an Arts Learning Grant from MSAB, collaborating with GoodSpace Murals and Drew Peterson to design and create four massive community-driven murals, including student painting parties. The mural creation process was designed to strengthen school connections to their surroundings and the public art world, empowering their visual storytelling skills.

BUDGET: $96,000 (MSAB Arts Learning Grant-funded) ARTIST NAME: GoodSpace Murals and Drew Peterson 9

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: Blandin Foundation LOCATION: Grand Rapids, MN PROJECT: Forecast facilitated a call for an artist to design and create a mural on the outside of the foundation building. Forecast managed the RFQ and artist selection processes, and acted as an artist liaison.

BUDGET: $70,000 ARTIST NAME: Leah Yellowbird 10

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: City of West Des Moines LOCATION: Raccoon River Park, West Des Moines, IA PROJECT: Forecast facilitated a call for artwork for a three part project to raise community awareness of watersheds, water systems, and how their actions affect these. This is the permanent project installed at Raccoon River Park. We facilitated the call and selection processes, and assisted as a liaison between the city and the artists.

BUDGET: $130,000 ARTIST NAME: Cliff Garten 11

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: Mall of America LOCATION: Bloomington, MN PROJECT: Forecast facilitated planning and installation of this stunning temporary project as part of the mall’s 25th anniversary celebration.

BUDGET: $30,000 ARTIST NAME: HOTTEA 12

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: City of Saint Louis Park LOCATION: Saint Louis Park, MN PROJECT: Forecast facilitated the commissioning of a sculpture for the plaza in front of a new senior housing development. The artist worked with the landscape and building architects to ensure that the sculpture (Dream Elevator), plaza, and building would be cohesive.

BUDGET: $100,000 ARTIST NAME: Randy Walker 13

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: George Kaiser Family Foundation LOCATION: Tulsa, OK PROJECT: Along with facilitating artist selection for Gathering Place—a 100-acre park in development—Forecast helped develop a vision for public art that reflects project goals to serve the community. Sixty-five acres opened in 2018, including a five-acre playground, sport courts, bike and skate parks, natural trails, and more. The park is estimated to attract 1,000,000 annual visitors.

BUDGET: $35,000 ARTIST NAME: Mark Dion, Jen Lewin, Yvette Mattern (pictured), and regional artists 14

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: George Kaiser Family Foundation LOCATION: Tulsa, OK PROJECT: see previous page BUDGET: $35,000 ARTIST NAME: Mark Dion (bottom), Jen Lewin (top), and regional artists 15

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: Hennepin County Multicultural Arts Committee (HCMAC) LOCATION: Minneapolis, MN PROJECT: Forecast has coordinated an annual arts display in the Hennepin County Government Center lower level gallery for over a decade. This 2019 exhibit showcases five Kulture Klub Collaborative projects, amplifying voices and talent of homeless youth in the county.

BUDGET: $5,000 annually ARTIST NAME: Kulture Klub Collaborative (2019, shown); ArtCrop (2018); Sandy Spieler (2017); Somali Art Museum (2016); Mara Pelecis (2015) 16

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: Beyond Housing LOCATION: Saint Louis, MO PROJECT: Forecast provided strategies and methodologies to help Beyond Housing lift up local talent, and integrate arts into their programming. This led to the development of an annual community arts and culture festival.

BUDGET: $10,000 ARTIST NAME: multiple artists 17

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: Anoka County Library System LOCATION: Centennial Library, Circle Pines, MN PROJECT: Forecast facilitated a call for artwork—inspired by the Dewey Decimal system—to be placed in the stacks. We facilitated the call and selection processes, and assisted as a liaison between the library and the artists.

BUDGET: $7,500 ARTIST NAME: multiple (pictured: Cecilia Schiller, top, and Laurie Borggreve, bottom) 18

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: Hennepin County Library System LOCATION: Ridgedale Library, Minnetonka, MN PROJECT: Forecast facilitated an RFQ process and artist selection for the development of permanent public artworks for the library’s remodeled space, resulting in hanging glass panels highlighting local flora and fauna.

BUDGET: $30,000 ARTIST NAME: Bebe Keith, with fabrication by Peters Studio 19

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: Family Housing Fund (lead sponsor) LOCATION: Minneapolis, MN (and later realized in Saint Paul, MN) PROJECT: Forecast co-presented Speaking of Home, the first public art project installed in both city skyways. Comprising 23 portraits representing identities and histories of local citizens, the project presented as large-scale photos and text panels installed in a 150-foot-long skyway. Other co-presenters were the artist, Family Housing Fund, and the Institute for Advanced Study.

BUDGET: $40,000 ARTIST NAME: Nancy Ann Coyne 20

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: Hennepin County Library System LOCATION: Brooklyn Park Library, MN PROJECT: Forecast facilitated the commissioning of public art for the new Brooklyn Park Library, including this sculptural bike rack and a large interior wall relief. Forecast has served as consultant to Hennepin County, MN since 2001.

BUDGET: $30,000 ARTIST NAME: Greg Mueller 21

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: City of Saint Louis Park LOCATION: Saint Louis Park, MN PROJECT: Forecast facilitated the commissioning of a streetscape project in front of a new mixed-use development. The selected artist created a wall relief and bike rack featuring 300+ forged-iron leaves and vines with LED lighting. St. Louis Park has engaged Forecast as their go-to public art consultant for 15+ years.

BUDGET: $59,000 ARTIST NAME: Lisa Elias 22

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

COMMISSIONING + CURATION

CLIENT: Union Park District Council (UPDC) LOCATION: Saint Paul, MN PROJECT: Forecast facilitated a call for artists to help UPDC create a pedestrian friendy experience at the intersection with the highest amount of vehicle traffic in their district. The result was Social Resource Library Machine, which took the form of a week-long pop-up bookmobile on a city corner in Saint Paul, MN. BUDGET: $8,000 (Knight Foundation Grant-funded) ARTIST NAME: Emily Stover and Paul Dickinson 23

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

CLIENT: City of Brooklyn Center LOCATION: Brooklyn Center, MN PROJECT: Forecast developed the city’s first public art and beautification plan, designed to positively influence the aesthetics of the city, promote its evolving identity, and forward its community engagement goals. This planning project involved focus groups, a public art demo project using street banners, and the creation of a plan document to guide the city’s efforts.

BUDGET: $65,000 ARTIST NAME: Forecast Planning + Engagement Team 24

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

CLIENT: City of Jeffersonville LOCATION: Jeffersonville, IN PROJECT: Forecast developed a strategic plan for the NoCo arts and cultural district’s long-term development. We collected stakeholder perceptions, mapped assets, identified challenges and opportunities, and made recommendations. This resulted in a road map to help guide stakeholders and ensure success of the district.

BUDGET: $30,000 (for all Planning activities) ARTIST NAME: Forecast Planning + Engagement team 25

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

CLIENT: City of Duluth Public Art Commission LOCATION: Duluth, MN PROJECT: Forecast teamed with Creative Community Builders to assist the Public Art Commission in creating strategies to amplify Duluth’s arts and culture communities.

Team members worked closely with hundreds of community members and multiple organizations, institutions and government bodies to create a detailed City of Duluth Arts + Culture Plan to promote a vision of Duluth as a soon-to-be nationally recognized treasure of rich cultural resources and forward-thinking makers and doers.

BUDGET: $50,000 ARTIST NAME: Forecast Planning + Engagement team, with Tom Borrup of Creative Community Builders 26

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

CLIENT: City of Saint Paul, MN LOCATION: West Side Flats, Saint Paul, MN PROJECT: Forecast was part of a team that created a small area master plan for the city to transform the post-industrial West Side Flats area into a vibrant urban village.

The plan reestablished a street grid, recommended a balance of housing types and street-level retail, as well as parkland. Forecast’s team developed recommendations for integrating public art into the plan, from landmark wayfinding projects and streetscape enhancements to artists in residence and co-working/fabrication spaces.

A public art integration map was developed to highlight the possibilities and guide long-term decision-making.

BUDGET: $10,000 ARTIST NAME: Forecast Planning + Engagement team 27

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

CLIENT: City of Hopkins LOCATION: Hopkins, MN PROJECT: Forecast provided technical assistance in developing an artist RFQ, and helped plan a programmable streetscape, “the Artery,� with custom designed amenities and projects by multiple artists, including four permanent sculptures, open areas for temporary installations and performance art, the opportunity for artists to hang their art over the street, and meeting places to experience art.

BUDGET: $10,200 (for planning and pre-design work) ARTIST NAME: multiple artists for entire Artery (pictured, Jason Klimoski) 28

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

CLIENT: City of Fargo LOCATION: Fargo, ND PROJECT: Forecast created a city-wide, participatory public art master plan. The plan recommends ways to conceive and implement a public art program that grows the role of the city’s Arts & Culture Commission, garners public and private support through partnerships, is inclusive and reflective of increasing cultural diversity in the region, and supports local and regional talent of all levels.

BUDGET: $102,000 ARTIST NAME: Forecast Planning + Engagement team 29

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

CLIENT: City of Eagan Parks Department LOCATION: Eagan, MN PROJECT: Forecast created a Public Art Framework to help Eagan make informed decisions about strategic investments in public art, especially along its many park trails and at street crossings. The plan offered projects with budgets. Forecast drafted a vision statement, and made recommendations for new policies and funding mechanisms to help establish a sustainable program.

BUDGET: $10,000 ARTIST NAME: Forecast Planning + Engagement team 30

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

CLIENT: City of Austin LOCATION: Austin, MN PROJECT: Forecast assisted with identifying evaluation criteria and survey questions for the annual 4th Avenue Fest in Austin, MN, involving volunteers in capturing responses to the expanded, intercultural event (with very positive responses).

BUDGET: $200,000, with projects in four other cities (NEA Our Town Grant-funded) ARTIST NAME: Austin city planner Holly Wallace, Cheryl Berglund of MacPhail Austin (pictured percussion experience), and multiple community artists and volunteers 31

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

CLIENT: City of Red Wing LOCATION: Red Wing, MN PROJECT: Forecast provided guidance with writing and preparation of an artist call related to a public art opportunity at Hemníčhan, a bluff sacred to the mdewakanton Dakota Oyate (people) which has been a long-time site of graffiti. This resulted in the selection of artist Marlena Myles (Dakota), who led an educational initiative to illuminate her people’s viewpoint, while also including other citizens’ perspectives on the meaning of the bluff.

BUDGET: $200,000, with projects in four other cities (NEA Our Town Grant-funded) ARTIST NAME: Special project manager Brian Peterson, and Marlena Myles (Dakota) 32

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

CLIENT: City of Winona LOCATION: Winona, MN PROJECT: Forecast assisted Winona’s city planner to document and evaluate the impact of the city’s first public art project, which resulted in a mobile pop-up installation of four-foot-tall letters designed and created by a local business. This project is part of the city’s new public art initiative, “Where? Winona” and has a goal of highlighting local entrepreneurial spirit through art.

BUDGET: $200,000, with projects in four other cities (NEA Our Town Grant-funded) ARTIST NAME: Winona city planner Carlos Espinoza, and Your Type (founded by longtime Winona sign-maker Todd Hoffman) 33

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT

RICHFIELD ARTIST RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT (RARE) CLIENT: The Cornerstone Group LOCATION: Richfield, MN BUDGET: $100,000/year (2 years) PROJECT: Forecast partnered with real estate company The Cornerstone Group to increase arts and cultural offerings in Richfield, MN through an artist residency initiative designed to cross boundaries and disciplines.

ARTIST NAME: E.G. Bailey, Sha Cage, Emily Johnson, Greta McLain, and Witt Siasoco 34

LEARNING INSTITUTE

LEARNING INSTITUTE

MAKING IT PUBLIC CLIENT: multiple LOCATION: across the United States PROJECT: Forecast developed and offers Making It Public, an in-person learning opportunity designed for artists of any discipline who have little to no experience working on public art projects and are interested in taking their work into the public realm. Making It Public dives into the process of creating a public artwork and provides participants with mini grants to translate what they’ve learned in the workshop into temporary projects in their communities. Forecast ofrecerá adiestramiento para artistas en español.

BUDGET: $10,000 (mini grants additional) ARTIST NAME: led by Candida Gonzalez, with guest artist presenters and panelists 35

LEARNING INSTITUTE

LEARNING INSTITUTE

MAKING IT PUBLIC - MURAL FEST CLIENT: Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKCTC) LOCATION: Harlan County, KY PROJECT: SKCTC hired Forecast to conduct Making It Public workshops two years in a row for the Mountain Mega Mural Fest. Special content included specifics about mural making, place-based public art and design strategies.

BUDGET: $10,000 ARTIST NAME: led by Candida Gonzalez and Jen Krava, plus regional artists 36

CHANGE LAB

CHANGE LAB

GROUNDWORK CLIENT: Initiated by the Forecast Change Lab. We see a lack of BIPOC in the public art consulting field.

LOCATION: Saint Paul, MN PROJECT: GroundWork is an in-person intensive designed to support the work of IBPOC (Indigenous and/or Black and/or Persons of Color), fill existing gaps, and prepare a more diverse network of consultants to help shape the future of public art and place-based work in cities and communities.

BUDGET: $104,000 (Minnesota State Arts Board grant-funded) ARTIST NAME: 30+ participants and 22 guest facilitators (artists, consultants, designers, and practitioners in the field) 37

our mission Forecast activates, inspires, and advocates for public art that advances justice, health, and human dignity.

our vision Forecast envisions a future where all people feel a sense of belonging, realize their potential and lives healthy lives by embracing culture and creativity as drivers of equitable change.

our values • We believe in just distribution of wealth, opportunity, and privilege.

• We believe in aligning with others fighting for equity, justice, and human dignity.

• We believe in environmentally and culturally sustainable policies and practices.

• We believe in relationships of mutual investment between communities, sectors, disciplines, and professions • We believe in inclusive practices that invite and honor the full expression of people and place.

• We believe that creating an equitable future requires bold imagination.

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our approach We help decision-makers and stakeholders, in communities across the country, create accessible, equitable and relevant place-based efforts, including public art.

This includes policies, programs, ordinances, collections, and support for artists and community interaction.

We expand access to tools, resources, opportunities, and funding for artists to work in public, create partnerships, and advance their public art careers. We emphasize access for artists of color, indigenous artists, and groups that are traditionally excluded.

We offer workshops, training, fellowships, and other in-person and online learning opportunities. We focus on helping public artists, creatives, and affiliated professionals enlist culture and creativity to address equitable and healthy community outcomes.

PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT CREATIVE STUDIO We curate and create thought-provoking content that is shared through our magazine, website, local and national convenings, and public events. These align with our beliefs, values, and policy platform, are future-oriented, and connect with many fields of practice.

LEARNING INSTITUTE

CHANGE LAB

FORECAST FORWARD

We work with communities to address inequities in all facets of public art. Through cross-sector partnerships, on the ground research, and deep community engagement, we pilot new ways of working within the field of public art and allied fields.

Forecast activates, inspires, and advocates for public art that advances justice, health, and human dignity.

Forecast firmly believes that culture and creativity are important drivers of creating a more just society. As one of the country’s first nonprofit organizations dedicated to advancing the field of public art, we are called to advocate for and advance public art practices that advance justice, health, and human dignity. We are invested in public art that plays a crucial role in creating a sense of belonging, and supporting people to realize their potential and live healthy lives.

Our work takes shape through five programmatic areas: sharing important stories, developing and providing resources, facilitating learning, advising and consultation, and researching and developing new methods of practice. Through our Forecast Forward series, we curate and create thought-provoking content through our publications, website, local and national convenings, and public events. Forecast’s Creative Studio expands access to tools, resources, opportunities, and funding for artists to work in public, create partnerships, and advance their public art careers. In our Planning + Engagement work we help decision-makers and stakeholders, in communities across the country, create accessible, just and relevant placebased efforts, including public art. Through our Learning Institute we offer workshops, training, fellowships, and other in-person and online learning opportunities. Our Change Lab works with communities to pilot new ways of working within the field of public art and allied fields to advance justice.

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project index 3-23

COMMISSIONING + CURATION bringing deep knowledge of public artists and projects, as well as effective, community-engaged practices.

Mall of America - Bloomington, MN

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Saint Louis County, MN - Virginia, MN

5

Augsburg University - Minneapolis, MN

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The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts - Saint Paul, MN

7

City of Fargo - Fargo, ND

8

City of Siloam Springs - Siloam Springs, AR

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Sheridan Arts School - Minneapolis, MN

Blandin Foundation - Grand Rapids, MN

City of West Des Moines - West Des Moines, IA

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City of Saint Louis Park - Saint Louis Park, MN George Kaiser Family Foundation - Tulsa, OK

Hennepin County Multicultural Arts Committee - Minneapolis, MN

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Beyond Housing - St. Louis, MO

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Anoka County Library System - Centennial Library, Circle Pines, MN

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Hennepin County Library System - Ridgedale Library, Minnetonka, MN

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Family Housing Fund - Minneapolis, MN

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Hennepin County Library System - Brooklyn Park Library, Brooklyn Park, MN

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Union Park District Council - Saint Paul, MN.

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PLANNING + ENGAGEMENT consulting and technical assistance to support accessible + equitable arts and cultural planning efforts.

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City of Brooklyn Center - Brooklyn Center, MN

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City of Jeffersonville - Jeffersonville, IN

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City of Duluth Public Art Commission - Duluth, MN City of Saint Paul - West Side Flats, Saint Paul, MN City of Hopkins - Hopkins, MN City of Fargo - Fargo, ND City of Eagan Parks Department - Eagan, MN City of Austin - Austin, MN

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City of Winona - Winona, MN

The Cornerstone Group - Richfield, MN

LEARNING INSTITUTE workshops, training, fellowships, and other in-person and

online learning opportunities.

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Multiple clients - Across the United States

Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College - Harlan County, KY

CHANGE LAB working with communities to pilot new ways of working within the field of

public art and allied fields to advance justice.

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Forecast Initiated - Saint Paul, MN

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