November 14, 2012
From September 20 to October 14, Philadelphia’s skyline was transformed nightly by the mesmerizing patterns of 24 of the world’s most powerful robotic searchlights. Open Air, brought to the city by the Association for Public Art and created by internationally recognized Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, was a huge success. In part because of its innovative [...]
Read more»September 20, 2012
Open Air begins its three-week run tonight, with an action-packed opening night celebration, that’s going to include food trucks, special guests, a ceremonial countdown and more. One of the most important decisions to make in your night and weekend planning over the next few weeks is where to watch Open Air. Luckily, we’ve got you [...]
Read more»September 20, 2012
The Association for Public Art’s highly anticipated Open Air begins tonight, September 20. For those coming from out of town, looking for a spontaneous night out or simply craving a spot to crash after a night on the town, we’ve pulled together a list of the hotels with great vantage points of the night skies [...]
Read more»September 18, 2012
Open Air, the spectacular public art installation coming to the night skies above the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, begins this Thursday, September 20. In just two days, Philadelphia will be transformed by the nightly illumination of 24 powerful searchlights, sketching beautiful patterns above the city skyline, visible from 10 miles away. Such a blockbuster event deserves [...]
Read more»September 17, 2012
Dinner and a sky movie, anyone? Open Air begins September 20, which means that in just three days the night sky above the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will come to life with 24 powerful searchlights whose pattern is determined by crowd-sourced vocal recordings. It’s definitely not too early to begin planning your Open Air experience. And [...]
Read more»September 14, 2012
It’s not every day Philadelphians get to experience an outdoor interactive light show manipulated by voice recordings of their fellow city-dwellers. But that’s exactly what the deal is with Open Air, created by renowned new media artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and presented by the Association for Public Art. In just six days, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway [...]
Read more»September 5, 2012
In just 15 days, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will become illuminated by 24 powerful robotic searchlights, creating enormous three-dimensional light formations in the night sky visible up to 10 miles away. Open Air, created by renowned new media artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and presented by the Association for Public Art, is a Philadelphia first. It [...]
Read more»August 21, 2012
A few months back, we first told you about the awesome new 3-D light installation that was coming to the skies above the Benjamin Franklin Parkway this September called “Open Air.” It’s a project commissioned by the Association for Public Art (aPA) — formerly the the Fairmount Park Art Association — in conjunction with both [...]
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Today’s Philly 101 video spotlights Penny Balkin Bach, Executive Director of the Association For Public Art (formerly known as the Fairmount Park Art Association).
The Association for Public Art is the nation’s first private, nonprofit organization dedicated to integrating public art and urban planning. It was founded in 1872, but today is more active than ever in commissioning, preserving and promoting public art in Philadelphia.
Watch the quick video above to meet Penny, see just a sampling of some of the city’s most treasured pieces of public art, and learn what she wishes more people knew about in Philadelphia.
Bonus: get pumped for the Association For Public Art’s exciting fall project, Open Air, a world premiere sky-high interactive public art experience over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
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Today’s Philly 101 video spotlights Penny Balkin Bach, Executive Director of the Association For Public Art (formerly known as the Fairmount Park Art Association). The Association for Public Art is the nation’s first private, nonprofit organization dedicated to integrating public art and urban planning. It was founded in 1872, but today is more active than [...]
Read more»May 8, 2012
Pretty awesome news: the newly renamed Association for Public Art (aPA) — formerly the the Fairmount Park Art Association — has commissioned internationally acclaimed new media artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer for a pretty exciting new public art project titled “Open Air” set to hit the skies of Philadelphia this fall. “Open Air” will be the world [...]
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