Public Art with Angela Anderson Adams - Ep 29

Angela Anderson Adams has worked as a curator and arts administrator for nearly 40 years and spent half of those directing Arlington Public Art. Under her leadership, Arlington Public Art has grown from being one of the first developer-sponsored programs in the country to an internationally renowned, award-winning public and privately funded program. The program contributes art and design enhancements to most major civic projects undertaken in Arlington County.

In this episode, Angela and I discuss the collaborative process of planning public art and upcoming projects in Arlington. We talk about everything from how an artist can pitch themselves to create public art, how a county can make art accessible for everyone, and new projects that Angela is excited about.

LINKS

• Arlington Public Art Master Plan

• Arlington Public Art Program Guidelines

• 600 N Glebe Road – Olalekan Jeyifous

• Crystal City Substation – Elena Manferdini

• West Glebe Road Bridge – Vicki Scuri

• Arlington Boulevard – Vicki Scuri

• Dark Star Park – Nancy Holt

• Wheel House – Mark Reigelman

• John Robinson, Jr. Town Square – Walter Hood

• Met Park Public Art Projects

• Ballston United Methodist Church – Louis Comfort Tiffany

• Fairlington Community Center – Louis Comfort Tiffany

• Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington – Louis Comfort Tiffany

• Westover Library – Louis Comfort TIffany

• Corridor of Light – Cliff Garten

• IMPACT Arts Residency – Asa Jackson

Post-production for this episode was provided by CCST.

Dark Star Park

Dark Star Park

Queen City by Nekisha Durrett. Photograph by Michael Anthony

Queen City by Nekisha Durrett. Photograph by Michael Anthony

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GUEST | Angela Anderson Adams

WEBSITE - arlingtonarts.org
INSTAGRAM - @arl_artscene
TWITTER - ARL_Arts
FACEBOOK - arts.arlington

Angela Anderson Adams has worked as a curator and arts administrator for nearly 40 years, half of those directing Arlington Public Art. Under her leadership, Arlington Public Art has grown from being one of the first developer-sponsored programs in the country to an internationally renowned, award-winning public and privately funded program. The program contributes art and design enhancements to most major civic projects undertaken in the County.

Prior to working for Arlington County, Adams served as Adjunct Curator at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., and Exhibitions Director/Curator for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Arlington, Va. She holds a B.A. in Art History from the College of Wooster, Ohio, and an M.A. in the History of Art from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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