I knew that her work was expanding the field but what I knew could maybe get me thru a brief cocktail hour and (top of my feed) she’s shared her work with IAAM and on the Saltwater Railroad. I met Edda Fields-Black over thirty years ago. With no clear goal in mind I committed to responding to something within my timeline. I was not in the head space to write about grief and decided a LinkedIn post was the path this morning. We’ve committed to making space if writing doesn’t occur during our time together. This morning I met with my writing accountability partner at Day 6, a downtown Black-owned coffee spot. #CODAsummit #publicart #artandtechconference #sanjose #civicart My time in San Jose also included two joyful moments - celebrating Janavi Mahimtura Folmsbee, who received the People's Choice CODA Award for Aquarius which recently entered the City's Collection at Bush Intercontinental airport, and seeing is changing the face of public art. Thank you Kim Cook, Felicia Filer, and Anton Morton. It is always valuable to gain insight from others. We look forward to your review and feedback. Later this month, MOCA will publish its annual Civic Art Program report and fourth annual equity review of the City's Collection. Working with three pivotal leaders - Mayor Sylvester Turner, Deborah McNulty, and Theresa Escobedo - with vision, respect for artists and community, and a foundational equity frame makes the substantive actions that have occurred over the last eight years possible. We briefly shared lessons learned and examples of courage.

Moderated by the host city's Kerry Adams Hapner. Thank you CODAworx for the invitation to participate in this year's Summit and with such a distinguished set of colleagues for the Opening Panel, 'Changing the World: Commissioners for the Creative Revolution'. MOCA Selects Two Houston Artists to Commission Photography and Sculpture Artwork for New Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center

#art #publicart #community #HOUCityArt #civicart #culture #CompleteCommunities #JesseLott #IreneAntoniaDianeReece We look forward to a future for Houston which allows us to better tell the story of our city - its history and its neighborhoods - through world class public art.' 'We look forward to a future for our program which involves MOCA even more deeply in work to engage community at the front end of new projects, during our commissioning processes, and as we introduce new artwork to Houston communities. Here are words from our latest annual report and equity review. I am thankful to share today's announcement of two new commissioned artworks in Houston.īringing these artists into the City's Civic Art Collection directly speak to the Sunnyside Action Plan goal (7.2.3) to expand public art that reflects the history and identity of the neighborhood, as well as our office's goals.

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