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John remembers Christo and Jeanne-Claude
As we celebrate L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped This week will be an amazing turn of history as the sketches and dreams of a poor Bulgarian émigré, who arrived in Paris just over…
Read MoreDownload the do it (homework) e-book
Our do it (homework) e-book is here! A handy PDF that’s both a case study of our first digital learning program and a resource for your …
Read MoreIntroducing the do it (australia) catalogue
Introducing the do it (australia) catalogue! Presented as the final instalment of Project 36, the digital catalogue documents the hundreds of extraordinary submitted by audiences in response to do it (australia). Featuring…
Read MoreIntroducing Miralda’s Five Feastables
It’s been a year since we opened Making Art Public: 50 Years of Kaldor Public Art Projects at the Art Gallery of NSW, and to celebrate, we’re excited to share documentation of…
Read Moredo it (homework): A Platform for Young People to Connect
do it (homework) was an 8-week creative learning program developed in direct response to Project 36: do it (australia), the organisation’s first public art project to be presented digitally. The program was…
Read MoreLion’s Honey: A Reader
We’re delighted to release the online publication Lion’s Honey: A Reader. Agatha Gothe-Snape’s Lion’s Honey was a durational performance commissioned for the exhibition Making Art Public: 50 Years of Kaldor Public Art…
Read MoreMaking the Temporary Permanent: Digitising 50 years of Public Art Archives
Behind the scenes at Kaldor Public Art Projects, in a small room at the back of our office, is an abundance of folders and boxes reaching from the floor to the ceiling.…
Read MoreYour Public Art Project
Your Public Art Project offers a unique opportunity for Kaldor Public Art Projects to connect with primary and secondary schools across NSW during our 50th anniversary year. Our extended reach has led…
Read MoreMaking Art Public with Michael Landy
Over the past year acclaimed British artist Michael Landy has been visiting the Kaldor Public Art Projects archive to delve deep into our 50-year history. Landy has drawn upon our rich collection…
Read More5 Questions with Plant Scientist Michelle Demers
Michelle Demers is a scientific advisor and cultivator on Asad Raza’s Absorption. We spoke to Michelle about the plant science behind Absorption, and the potential for sharing scientific concepts through art. Where…
Read More5 Questions with Ivey Wawn
Ivey Wawn is one of nine artistic collaborators who Asad Raza has invited to contribute to his work Absorption at the Clothing Store. Ivey has been a long-term Kaldor Public Art Projects contributor,…
Read More5 Questions with Asad Raza
Last month we announced our next major project would be created by artist Asad Raza. Hailing from Buffalo, New York, Raza divides his time between New York City and Germany, creating artworks…
Read MoreAll Schools Should be Art Schools: Reflections from our Symposium
On 24 October 2018, Kaldor Public Art Projects presented All Schools Should be Art Schools, a one-day symposium for art education professionals in partnership with UNSW Art & Design. Representatives from the…
Read More5 QUESTIONS with Cara Pinchbeck
What is your role at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and what is your background? I am the curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art at the Art Gallery…
Read More5 QUESTIONS with Kirsten Thorpe
What is your role at the State Library of New South Wales, and what is your background? I am Manager, Indigenous Services, at the Library. Our team are responsible for the development…
Read More15,000 Shields
How many shields does it take to outline the original footprint of Sydney’s Garden Palace? If you’re artist Jonathan Jones (Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi), the answer is 15,000. In preparation for Jones’ project barrangal…
Read More5 QUESTIONS with Miguel Garcia
In the lead-up to Jonathan Jones’ installation barrangal dyara (skin and bones), we spoke with Miguel Garcia, Librarian at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, to uncover more about the history of the…
Read More10 QUESTIONS with Jonathan Jones
In 2014, Jonathan Jones was chosen as the winner of Kaldor Public Art Projects’ competition Your Very Good Idea. Nearly two years on, Jonathan’s project is nearing its realisation as one of…
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