Public Art Conference in Asheville

Registration for the Public Art 360 conference in Asheville ends on Wednesday, Sept. 15. The three-day conference focuses on public art, from theory to case studies and logistical details, concentrating on specific examples in the Southeast. It’s geared toward public art administrators, visual artists, city managers and planners, and college students studying art, urban design or architecture. The conference starts Thursday, Sept. 23, and ends Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Crest Center.

Highlights of the 2010 conference include sessions by Barbara Goldstein, public art director for San Jose, Calif., and creator of the Public Art Academy; a keynote address by Bill Ivey, former director of the National Endowment for the Arts and author of Arts Inc.: How Greed and Neglect have Destroyed our Cultural Rights; and a closing address by conceptual visual artist Mel Chin.

Payment is by check only. To learn more about the conference and to register, visit www.publicart360.com or contact Diane Ruggiero at (828) 259-5815 or druggiero@ashevillenc.gov.