January 27, 2016

ARC is Partnering with IOBY.org - Learn more about this at IOBY - Register Now!

Last Summer the Atlanta Regional Commission launched the Atlanta Regional Public Art Program.

We received far more terrific applications than we were able to support through grant funding. Since that time we have been working to find new ways to support these projects. We are excited to bring the folks from IOBY.org to Atlanta tomorrow to talk about their work supporting community change through crowdsourcing.

In 2016 the ARC will begin providing support for selected projects by partnering with the crowdsourcing site ioby.org. To find out more join us on January 28th at 1:30 pm.

Date: January 28th, 1:00 PM
Location: Atlanta Regional Commission, 40 Courtland Street, Atlanta, Georgia, 30303
RSVP here: January 28th IOBY Reservation

More about ioby:
ioby mobilizes neighbors who have good ideas to become powerful citizen leaders who plan, fund and make positive change in their own neighborhoods. We are creating a future in which our neighborhoods are shaped by the powerful good ideas of our own neighbors.ioby's platform gives everyone the ability to organize all kinds of capital—cash, social networks, in-kind donations, volunteer time, advocacy—from within the neighborhood to make the neighborhood a better place to live.

 

January 13, 2016

IOBY In Our Backyards - Metro Atlanta Crowdfunding Information Session

Last Summer the Atlanta Regional Commission launched the Atlanta Regional Public Art Program.

We received far more terrific applications than we were able to support through grant funding.  Since that time we have been working to find new ways to support these projects.  We are excited to bring the folks from IOBY.org to Atlanta on January 28th to talk about their work supporting community change through crowdsourcing.

In 2016 the ARC will begin providing support for selected projects by partnering with the crowdsourcing site ioby.org.  To find out more join us on January 28th at 1:30 pm.

Date: January 28th, 1:30 PM
Location: Atlanta Regional Commission, 40 Courtland Street, Atlanta, Georgia, 30303
RSVP here: January 28th IOBY Reservation

More about ioby:

ioby mobilizes neighbors who have good ideas to become powerful citizen leaders who plan, fund and make positive change in their own neighborhoods.  We are creating a future in which our neighborhoods are shaped by the powerful good ideas of our own neighbors.ioby's platform gives everyone the ability to organize all kinds of capital—cash, social networks, in-kind donations, volunteer time, advocacy—from within the neighborhood to make the neighborhood a better place to live.

 

May 13, 2015

Sign up for the Public Art Program workshops

Workshops will be held across the region over the summer to help participants understand the requirements of the public art program and the application process. Workshops will provide assistance with:

• Completing the grant application
• Understanding the theme for the program
• Identifying the elements of good public art
• Understanding how the community engagement process will work
• Identifying public art ordinances and resolutions that may be required
• Locating additional funding resources for public art.

Sign up for the June 18 grant workshop

Sign up for the July 16 grant workshop

May 8, 2015

The Atlanta Regional Commission announces a new public art program at the Arthur Blank Foundation

Jane Golden, Executive Director of Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program, came to the Arthur Blank Foundation in Atlanta on March 28, 2015, to help kick off the Atlanta Regional Public Art Program. Watch a webcast of the dynamic Ms. Golden as she talks about the power of public art to change lives: blankfoundation.org/muralarts

Read more about the origins of the Atlanta Regional Public Art Program on the SaportaReport.