Public Art and Community: Inspiration and Reflection:
A Public Conversation about the Importance of Public Art
in Wyoming’s Communities and Campuses April 2-4, 2009

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Art Slam

Introduction by Susan Moldenhauer, UW Art Museum Director, followed by sculptor John Henry. (Flash Video)

Presentation by Ursula von Rydingsvard (Flash Video)

Presentation by Jesús Moroles (Flash Video)

Panel Discussion (Flash Video)

20:20 Presentations - Short Presentations by 18 artists and arts leaders in Wyoming (Part 1) (Flash Video)

20:20 Presentations - Short Presentations by 18 artists and arts leaders in Wyoming (Part 2) (Flash Video)

Friday, April 3, 2009

Session I

Introduction by Susan Moldenhauer, UW Art Museum Director. (Flash Video)

Documentary: Sculpture: A Wyoming Invitational  (Flash Video)

Public Art: Opening the Door into the ‘World of Art’ for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities by Terry Cooper (Flash Video)

Who Owns the Work, and Who Protects the Intellectual Property Rights: The Trials and Tribulations of an Artist Dealing with Copyright in the Public Art Realm by Lawrence Argent (Flash Video)

The Blind Leading the Young: A Scientist Teaches Children How to Write About Sculpture by Jeff Lockwood (Flash Video)

Panel Discussion (Flash Video)

Session II

Introduction by Wendy Bredehoft, Art Museum Curator of Education. (Flash Video)

Art Talk  by Steven Siegel (Flash Video)

Public Art and Controversy: The College of Education Mural by Peter Moran (Flash Video)

Making the Connection: Contemporary Sculpture Inspires Jr. High Students by Melanie Howlett (Flash Video)

The Student Response: The Positive and Negative Reaction on Campus by Jedadiah Cracco and Travis Ivey (Flash Video)

Panel Discussion (Flash Video)

Session III

Introduction by Susan Moldenhauer, UW Art Museum Director. (Flash Video)

Vandalism and Validation by Carl Reed (Flash Video)

Against Mimesis: Thoughts on the Sculpture of Ursula von Rydingsvard  by Harvy Hix (Flash Video)

How We Talk About Art  by Mike Massie (Flash Video)

Public Art in Public Parks, that was easy!  by Paul Harrison (Flash Video)

Panel Discussion (Flash Video)

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Session I

Introduction by Susan Moldenhauer, UW Art Museum director (Flash Video)

Personal Space on the Horizon by Charles Parson (Flash Video)

How Sculpture Invites us to Move by Margaret Wilson (Flash Video)

Public Art and the Public Officials' Role by Duane Evenson (Flash Video)

Sculptures on Campus! Are you Serious? by Phill Harris (Flash Video)

Panel Discussion (Flash Video)

Session II

Introduction by Wendy Bredehoft, Art Museum Curator of Education. (Flash Video)

Art Talk by Charmaine Locke (Flash Video)

Contemporary Sculpture in Rural Wyoming by Nita Kehoe (Flash Video)

Panel Discussion (Flash Video)

Session III

Introduction by Susan Moldenhauer, UW Art Museum Director (Flash Video)

Art Talk: Dinner with Dolega and Other Works by Stan Dolega (Flash Video)

Sound and Sculpture by Rod Garnett (Flash Video)

Equations and Art by Rachael Sisneros and Dale Jones (Flash Video)

Artists and Revitalization: Why Artists Offer a Higher Return on Public and Private Investment by Greg Esser (Flash Video)

Panel Discussion (Flash Video)

Session IV

Introduction by Wendy Bredehoft, Art Museum Curator of Education. (Flash Video)

Art Talk by James Surl (Flash Video)

Teaching Public Art: It Was a Very Good Year OR Ben and Bear Take A Backseat to Sculpture Invitational by Allen Trent (Flash Video)

Green River Arts Council ‘Art on the Green’ Program by Pam Wolfe (Flash Video)

Role of Legislators by John Schiffer and Nancy Schiffer (Flash Video)

Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks (Flash Video)

A University of Wyoming Art Museum and Wyoming Arts Council Partnership. Funded in part by Richard and Judith Agee, the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, the UW Office of the President, the UW Office of Academic Affairs, the UW Foundation, the UW Art Museum, the Western States Arts Federation, and the Wyoming Arts Council through the Wyoming State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes a great nation deserves great art.