Wailuku has fostered a new relationship between its residents and their public spaces. Public Art, or just art in general, does not need to be a sculpture from past masters or a multi-million dollar museum experience anymore. Wailuku has always been a beacon for open-minded creative people and has officially been recognized to have the right mix of location, infrastructure and affordability to become an artistic epicentre. (2016: County of Maui Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, 2000: Wailuku Redevelopment Plan)
The coronavirus has served as a catalyst to re-examine our public spaces. While the virus and its shelter in place orders have brought air pollution relief to many places, it has made clear the inescapability of human interdependence and the communal connectivity and sense of identity which can be lost without these spaces. It is more clear than ever that public art must function as a spur for the imagination as critical social practice and as a means towards greater inclusivity.
Small Town * Big Art hopes to continue to facilitate public art works that foster public engagement, deep listening and collective learning.
ST*BA is an example of combining pre-existing infrastructure and positive relationship growth with local government, building owners and residents who understand the power of art to bring together a community.
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"space is a practiced place"
The French scholar Michel De Certeau offered the example of people walking on the street. Pedestrians transform the street from a place that is "geometrically defined by urban planning" into a space that is useful or pleasurable for them
The coronavirus has served as a catalyst to re-examine our public spaces. While the virus and its shelter in place orders have brought air pollution relief to many places, it has made clear the inescapability of human interdependence and the communal connectivity and sense of identity which can be lost without these spaces. It is more clear than ever that public art must function as a spur for the imagination as critical social practice and as a means towards greater inclusivity.
Small Town * Big Art hopes to continue to facilitate public art works that foster public engagement, deep listening and collective learning.
ST*BA is an example of combining pre-existing infrastructure and positive relationship growth with local government, building owners and residents who understand the power of art to bring together a community.
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"space is a practiced place"
The French scholar Michel De Certeau offered the example of people walking on the street. Pedestrians transform the street from a place that is "geometrically defined by urban planning" into a space that is useful or pleasurable for them
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