Public Art Program Art is a form of communication that can serve as a connection between citizens and the city in which they live. Thus, public art has the potential of fostering a sense of community identity. Glendale firmly believes that public art is an essential element in instilling citywide pride and vitality, and therefore, takes its responsibility of enhancing citizens' experience of the arts seriously. Public art driving tour
Arts Exhibits and Happenings in and around Glendale:
Artwerks First Saturdays
Kicks off Oct. 1 | More Info
Historic Downtown Glendale
Mural Project | More Info
Sign up for the City of Glendale Summer Art Camp 2012!
The Glendale Public Art Program, A Division of Parks, Recreation & Library Services, is excited to present Summer Art Camp 2012. This year’s camp has been expanded to 16 workshops offered at two locations! Sixteen teaching artists will be engaging youth from 6-13 in a wide variety of art activities. Each of the 4 day workshops are $20 and will take place at either the Sahauro Ranch Park Fruit Packing Shed, 9802 N.59th Ave., or at the Rose Lane Recreation Center, 5003 W. Marlette Ave. For a pdf of the workshop descriptions, with times and locations: Click here. To register: Click here.
Winners of the 2012 Glendale Plein Air Painting Event
This annual one-day painting event took place on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. The event is open to any artist who paints using the Plein Air technique in oil, watercolor, acrylic or pastel. Plein Air (open air) paintings are executed outdoors and from real life. The event was hosted by the Glendale Public Art Program in conjunction with City of Glendale Office of Special Events and the Annual Glendale Chocolate Affaire. The artwork is currently on display at the Glendale Adult Center (on Brown Street just west of 59th Avenue).
See the winners - click here.
The City of Glendale Public Art Program Presents:Something to Write Home About
The Glendale Public Art Program is proud to present, “Something to Write Home About,” as an interactive art element during the 2012 Glendale Jazz and Blues Festival. Under the guidance of Artist educators Gregory Sale and Angela Ellsworth, 28 ASU students enrolled in Intermedia courses at the School of Art, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, will present a series of interactive performances and installations that will unfold over the 2 day festival. This series of diverse and engaging activities will respond to the culture of jazz and blues, while also considering the concept of home and community. For more information about the Glendale Jazz and Blues Festival, click here.
New Mural Installation Happening Downtown: Connects Businesses with Artists in Centerline District
One building in downtown Glendale is getting a head-turning look thanks to a new mural that will grace the outer south wall of a longtime downtown restaurant. The mural project is part of Artwerks, a city program that is pairing business owners with local artists to enhance Glendale’s redevelopment and revitalization of the Centerline District along the Glendale Avenue corridor and was
partially funded by the City of Glendale Arts Commission. Learn more | See a larger image of the mural
Free Public Art Workshops!
Arts professionals and supporters of public art will find a breadth of valuable information, tools, resources and networking opportunities. The evening presentations will be held in Phoenix and Tucson. For questions, please contact the Arizona Commission on the Arts at 602.771.6502 or the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture at 602.495.0893. For more details and to sign up, click here.
New Public Artwork Adorns Glendale’s Murphy Park
Visitors to historic downtown Glendale will enjoy the most recent public art enhancement to Murphy Park. The artwork, The Enlivened Pathway, adorns the seat wall along the pathway at the top of the park’s amphitheatre. More information (pdf)
The Choice is Art - Campaign for the Arts
The Choice is Art is a 4-year promotional campaign for the arts in Arizona, meant to advance the cultural conversation in Arizona, grow public understanding about the broad-spectrum benefits of arts programs and increase arts participation in Arizona communities, and fortify a privately-held arts endowment whose funds can be utilized in support of statewide arts programs. This endowment, Arizona ArtShare, was established in 1996 and is held by the Arizona Community Foundation. To learn more, please visit www.thechoiceisart.org.
Glendale Public Safety Memorial
The Glendale Public Safety Memorial was dedicated on Jan. 4, 2011. It is located in the Glendale Civic Center Plaza, 5750 W. Glenn Drive. The memorial honors two police officers and one firefighter killed in the line of duty in Glendale. View Public Safety Memorial Page | Watch TV Show
Arts and the Economy
The Glendale Arts Commission and the Glendale Library and Arts Department participated in two national studies--Arts and Economic Prosperity III, the national economic impact study of nonprofit arts organizations and their audiences and Creative Industries, a statistical mapping study of the nation's arts businesses using Dun & Bradstreet data. The studies found that arts and culture is a $6.6 million industry in Glendale and community is home to 235 arts-related businesses that employ 663 people. The studies were conducted by Americans for the Arts, a national organization serving communities across the country. Visit www.artsusa.org for more information on Americans for the Arts.
Study 1(pdf) | Study 2 (pdf)
Glendale Public Libraries Offering Six Library Card Designs
The City’s libraries are offering six library card designs. Each design features a piece of public art from the City of Glendale.
Glendale's Best Arts & Culture Art and culture unveiled in this Glendale 11 favorite program
Viewers travel the city with Glendale 11's Stacy Lloyd and discover Glendale's large collection of public art and
one-of-a-kind museums. This 30-minute show includes interviews with the artists and the inspiration behind the city's incredible art collection. TV Guide (pdf)
Glendale Students Find Their Muse in Centerline Fire Hydrants Some artists work on canvas, others in ceramics, marble or steel. But a few young Glendale artists find their inspiration in one hot medium - fire hydrants. Learn more | City Beat video | Youtube video
