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Take Another Look:
"CABQ Public Art Collection 101"
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Take Another Look: "CABQ Public Art Collection 101" is a conversation between Matt Carter, CABQ Public Art Collections Manager, and Danicia Monét Malone, Founder and Principal Planner for Rokh.
Join Danicia, Matt, and joni as they dive into more about the Albuquerque Public Art Program; uncover what it means to maintain or care for a Public Art Collection; and dig into how a Public Art Census can help us understand other public forms of creative expression, cultural equity, and spatial justice throughout Bernalillo County. Check out the episode to learn how you can be part of the Bernalillo County and City of Albuquerque Public Art Programs’ Public Art Census.
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Danicia Monét Malone is an arts & culture ambassador and urban planner pursuing her Ph.D. on the User-Experience of Race. Her applied research is based on the context of Spatial Aesthetics – Growing Cultural Literacy in the Built Environment. Having fellowships with Yale School of the Environment, Wilma Gibbs Moore, Americans for the Arts, and Transportation for America she challenges the ideas of public space and place-making to encourage regenerative cultural democracy.
Danicia holds a Bachelor in Urban Planning and Spanish & a Masters in Nonprofit Management with a focus on peace building, liberation, and sustainability. She is the Founder, Principal, and interaction designer with Rokh. Her work has been published in Forbes, the Washington Post, Next City, and Fast Company among others.
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Matt Carter is the Public Art Collections Manager for the City of Albuquerque Public Art Urban Enhancement Division. Matt has a B.A in Fine Arts with concentrations in studio glass and ceramics.
Matt joined the Public Art Urban Enhancement program in 2008, bringing with him 20+ years of experience in arts administration in the areas of studio glass/glass manufacturing industry and has held several positions in the museum field (education coordinator/studio coordinator and art handler/installer). He currently is the Collections Manager overseeing the care and maintenance of the Public Art Collection, manages public art projects as well as coordinates the Veterans Memorial Review Committee (VMRC).
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Learn More About the People, Places, and Projects Discussed in Episode 3 | |
Albuquerque Public Art Program | |
Public Art Ordinance Changes | |
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In 1978 with the Art In Municipal Places Ordinance established the Albuquerque Public Art Program and set aside 1% of general obligation bonds to purchase or commission works of public art.
In October 2022, the Ordinance was changed from 1% to 1.5% for Art. The added 0.5% is set aside for the conservation and maintenance of works of art in the collection. The Ordinance changes also updated the definition of public art to include temporary and digital media art!
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Temporary Art
In October 2023, the Albuquerque Public Art Program and the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum partnered to commission four interactive, temporary art installations to celebrate the Annular Eclipse during the 51st Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta®!
Meet the artists and interact with their installations during Balloon Museum's events:
- S.T.E.A.M. Night on October 12, 2023 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
- Annular Eclipse on October 14 from 5 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Museum admission and special event parking is required for all pre-dawn and evening events.
Learn more about the Annular Eclipse Temporary Public Art Installations.
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Public Art at the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History | |
Variacion Nuevo México by Sebastian, 1989, Albuquerque Museum (East Garden) | |  |
Khwee ... Seng (Woman ... Man) by Nora Naranjo-Morse, 1991, Albuquerque Museum | | |
Public Art Urban Enhancement Staff | |
Check out the Public Art Handbook to learn about the Albuquerque Public Art Process. Stay tuned for a future podcast episode, where we will further discuss the Public Art process. | |
Public Art Maintenance and Conservation | |
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The Public Art Program documents, maintains, conserves, and when appropriate, restores works of art in the Albuquerque Public Art Collection. Public Art Program staff works with the artist and qualified consultants to maintain and conserve public art works.
Public Art maintenance may include routine cleanings, repainting, removing trash, and more.
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Fountain of Peace by Sandy Scott, 1989, Old Town | |
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Albuquerque Public Art: Conservation and Restoration
Fountain of Peace is a sculpture by Sandy Scott. It was installed in 1989 under the portal at the corner of San Felipe and Central in Old Town.
In 2023, the sculpture was damaged. The Public Art Program staff worked with the Albuquerque Museum and art conservators to pack and ship the sculpture.
The artist, Sandy Scott, is now working on restoring Fountain of Peace so that it can be reinstalled.
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Rokh is a multidisciplinary, cultural equity, research & design studio. Founded in 2016, our work encompasses identity, communications, and play. Our partners are scholars, researchers, and practitioners who work collaboratively and independently towards rooting tactical and somatic equity & liberation in the civic sphere. We’ve partnered with the National Museum of African American Music, the Hilton Hotel, Newfields Museum, the City of Indianapolis, Patachou Foundation, Purdue University, Butler University, the Arts Council of Indianapolis, and The Indiana State Museum, among others.
Learn more about Rokh and the Rokh team.
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Public Art Census in Bernalillo County | |
Rokh is partnering with the City of Albuquerque Public Art Program and the Bernalillo County Public Art Program to conduct a Public Art For All Census in Bernalillo County.
Local artists, creatives, and art supporters will be hired and trained to be a Public Art Scout. Public Art Scouts will canvas the public right of ways throughout the county and identify public art works.
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Marion County Public Art Census | |
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The first of its kind, the Public Art For All Census, conducted and designed by Rokh, is a project supported by the Indy Arts Council and the City of Indianapolis Bicentennial Commission.
Inspired by a series of conversations convened to explore themes of equity and spatial justice within the City of Indianapolis, this inventory and analysis, is the first of its kind.
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