A stepvan with open doors parked in a crowded parking lot

Issue 15

From New York to Oakland, Calgary to Chile, Illinois to the Navajo Nation, the projects and perspectives in this Issue traverse boundaries to explore what it means for art to be "public", with an emphasis on collaboration, community, and conversation.

Editor's Note

PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION
From Public Art to Social Infrastructures

Joseph Altshuler

A stepvan parked in a parking lot surrounded by desert landscape

ALL REZ
Community-Based Museology through Creative Placemaking

Lillia McEnaney, Rapheal Begay (Diné), Matthew Chase-Daniel, and Toni Gentilli

A city highway at dusk with buildings in the distance

Developing a Collaborative Preventive Conservation Approach
for the City of Calgary’s Public Art Collection

Sophia Zweifel

A brightly colored mural of a city neighborhood

Art For the Public’s Space
The Oakland Museum’s Chalkboard

Makeda Best

Unhoused Murals
The Open Air Museum of Valparaíso

Magdalena Dardel Coronado

A room with large-scale artworks on the walls and wooden benches

Stewarding a Living Artwork
The Conservation of the Nevelson Chapel at Saint Peter’s Church

Martha Singer and Jean Dommermuth

Main image
ALL REZ at the Gallup Flea Market, June 2024
Image description
A photo of a silver stepvan in a crowded parking lot on a bright, sunny day. Three people stand outside of the van, perhaps in conversation, with their faces turned away from the camera. Two wear orange shirts, one wears a grey shirt and blue pants, and all three wear hats. The back doors of the van are open, revealing one person sitting inside. There are photos pasted on the outside of the van, signage on the van’s doors and exterior, and A-frame signs surrounding the van which feature photos or a small amount of text. There is a wooden platform in front of the bumper to act as a step and a beige folding chair to the left of the open doors. Behind and to the right of the van are other parked vehicles and a clear blue sky in the distance.