City of Syracuse Public Art Commission the Cultural Resources Council of Syracuse and Onondaga County invites community to join them for April workshop.

The public is cordially invited to attend a lecture and working lunch on April 24, 2008 entitled “The Climate of Public Art: Implications and Opportunities for Syracuse and its Regional Partners,” presented by the City of Syracuse Public Art Commission the Cultural Resources Council of Syracuse and Onondaga County. The event will feature keynote speaker Liesel Fenner, Manager of Public Art for Americans for the Arts in Washington D.C.

Following welcoming and introductory remarks by Mayor Matthew J. Driscoll and County Executive Joanie Mahoney, Ms. Fenner will give a presentation. She will then facilitate a working lunch aimed at increasing awareness and support of public art in Syracuse and the region.

Public art is a key component of both city revitalization and the establishment of a strong contemporary art scene. This event is an opportunity to be a part of shaping the future of public art in the Syracuse area.

For more information and a registration form, please contact Kate Clark, City of Syracuse Public Art Coordinator at 315.448.8108, or kclark@edsyracuse.com

EVENT DETAILS

DATE: Thursday, April 24, 2008
TIME: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
LOCATION: The Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse, NY, www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org
SPONSORS: The Syracuse Public Art Commission, Cultural Resources Council, and Level Green Institute of Ithaca, NY
SCHEDULE: 10:30am – 12pm: Introduction and Presentation, 12pm – 1.30pm: Lunch

REGISTRATION
$20 includes lunch. Registration required, see form below.
RSVP deadline is April 10, and is limited to the first 100 responses.

A limited number of scholarships are available on a first come first serve basis.

Liesel Fenner, Manager of Public Art
Americans for the Arts
Washington DC

Liesel Fenner develops partnerships, programs, and services that increase the knowledge, visibility, and engagement of professional members with interests in public art, cultural districts, and cultural facilities. She builds relationships with national program partners; cultivates field leadership through the Public Art Network (PAN); implements field programs, events, and communications; and provides technical assistance to the field. Liesel served for three years on the PAN Council and co-chaired and planned the 2006 Public Art Preconference in Milwaukee. She delivers presentations and participates in panels, and has won many awards for her work.

Liesel was formerly with the New England Foundation for the Arts for eight years as their public art program manager, where she planned, designed, fundraised, and developed partnerships to implement public art programs serving both individual artists and organizations at local, regional, and national levels.

Liesel is a licensed landscape architect and practiced landscape architecture and urban design in the San Francisco Bay Area. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design and received a master’s degree in landscape architecture, with a specialization in sculpture and public art. She also received a B.A. in landscape architecture from the University of California, Davis and a certificate in community preservation from the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

She has taught courses on art in the landscape and has facilitated community-based public art projects. Liesel serves on community public art projects as well as boards of artist-run gallery spaces. After advocating on behalf of public art, Liesel pursues her own mixed-media sculpture, exploring America’s relationship to the vernacular landscape.