What is art

Measuring the direct economic benefits of public art can be difficult. For those who support these programs, the indirect benefits are worth the cost.

“We kind of like to think of it as being for everyone and it is because it’s public but it’s also been placed in a specific area to generate business dollars,” said Stebner. “Lander, in particular, and other communities really look to public art as a way to not only hire Native artists and people of color but also have that artwork then directly reflect their lived experiences,” said Clifton. “It still contributes to a quality of life.” Friday has contributed to murals for the Laramie Public Art Coalition and is combining her artistic style with Abeyta’s for the mural in Lander. “The way we structured this was to try and fit a very small board and make sure we could handle what we were doing,” said Crimmins. “You’re paying the people who live and work in that community a living wage to help beautify and enhance their community.” “So it has the fireweed and then Talysa’s image is this really huge buffalo that’s sort of running at you from the wall.” “People that are visitors in Gillette are amazed at how many pieces of art we have in and around Campbell County that are part of the Mayor’s Art Council,” said Stephanie Murray, Community Engagement Manager for Visit Gillette. I think it’s a great way for communities to invest financially and culturally in their communities and support their local artists,” said Clifton. “It really is an investment in the community and the people who live there,” said McDermit. “I can’t guarantee that because we put a giant mural on the wall that every business is going to see a $10,000 increase every year. “When he was considering locating here, he was impressed with the sculpture program and said that’s why he wanted to be in Sheridan.

Aidan Curtis. A PRIMARY school art exhibition is teaching students the importance of looking after the environment while they learn valuable art and ...

They said art was a great way to spread messages to the community and highlight the importance of cleaning up rubbish in the environment. “To do something that was going to have a real life outcome, something where they could be proud of the work they created and share it with the wider community, was quite important,“ she said. According to art teacher Mel Holtz, the students took to the project with a lot of enthusiasm and helped to clean up the beach a little along the way.

Some of the top names in global contemporary art are part of a new virtual-reality art trail in...

It forms the biggest augmented reality art trail the city has yet seen, in an attempt to encourage visitors to stay in the CBD for longer, and was paid for through the state government and city council's $10 million Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund. "Melbourne's spectacular arts precinct is the envy of cities across the globe, and this vibrant new digital creative experience will give locals and visitors alike yet another reason to come in and soak up the colour, energy and vibrancy of our city," Lord Mayor Sally Capp said in a statement. Some of the top names in global contemporary art are part of a new virtual-reality art trail in Melbourne.

A new interactive augmented reality experience has arrived in Melbourne's CBD, supporting city traders by offering visitors more reasons to stay longer and ...

Visitors can download the free Acute Art app via the Apple Store and Google Play or find out more at [fedsquare.com](https://fedsquare.com/events/ar-trail). Trail ](https://fedsquare.com/events/ar-trail)runs from 22 August to 30 September at Fed Square. [AR.

Han Myint Mo kicks up a gold-coloured metal ball, pirouettes and catches it on the blade of a knife held in her teeth -- keeping up a Myanmar juggling ...

"I want to be an outstanding Ywal master like my grandpa in the future," she says. Ohn Myint started practising with Ywal in his 40s, immersing himself in the intense meditation it requires, as a way to restore movement to his limbs after he suffered a stroke. Han Myint Mo kicks up a gold-coloured metal ball, pirouettes and catches it on the blade of a knife held in her teeth -- keeping up a Myanmar juggling tradition on the edge of extinction.