Ithacans for Public Art (IPA)

03/31/2016

Want to see your artwork on a banner on the commons? Submit proposals to the Downtown Ithaca Alliance by April 18th. 12 artists will be chosen!
http://downtownith.com/2016/02/03/calling-all-artists-art-in-the-air-2016/ .

Calling all artists… we want to see your art in the air! You may have noticed that the Downtown Ithaca Alliance has embarked on a sponsored seasonal banner program to add color, variety, and …

03/25/2016

The City of Ithaca Parks Commission invites community members to submit designs for a new logo for the City's parks system. The selected logo will reflect the natural beauty of the parks, the recreational opportunities that they offer, and/or the sense of community that they help create. It will be used on signage, park information, and the City's website so it must be easy to replicate on multiple signs, printed materials, and electronic communications.

People of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities are encouraged to apply. No prior art experience is required. The winner will receive an award of $200. All logo designs must be submitted by Friday, May 6, 2016.

Contact: [email protected] with any questions. Please help forward this announcement to anyone who may be interested. :)

02/28/2016

Final call for entries for our upcoming "Sense of Place" gallery show in collaboration with Historic Ithaca. We're seeking artwork that relates to the buildings, streetscapes, and places that define Ithaca! Go to to our website for complete details and entry form. Submission deadline is Tuesday 3/1.

02/05/2016

Soon there will be a call for artist proposals for these 3 electrical boxes on the commons. The announcement from the City of Ithaca Public Art Commission will be announced shortly. :) Stay tuned.

01/27/2016

The wonderful people at PocketSights have their app now available for free for both iPhone and Android platforms. Among many other really cool local tours there's also a 21 Boxes tour - so now you have no reason not to visit them all!
http://pocketsights.com/tours/tour/Ithaca-The-21-Boxes-Project-26

The Public Art Commission (PAC) of the City of Ithaca was established in 1988 to contribute to the City of Ithaca's vision of a model community - a great place to create, dream, live, learn, work and play - through the acquisition of art for public places. Their mission has been to review and advise…

01/02/2016

The Community Arts Partnership is happy to announce a new grant for public art - murals - for 2016! The link to our website page is below. Artists do not have to be local to apply! PLEASE SHARE THIS to as many mural artists as you know. Deadline is February 16th. Thank you!
http://artspartner.org/content/view/public-art-grant.html .

Tompkins County's Arts Council. CAP acts as an advocate for the arts, serves the public by providing services and resources for county artists and arts organizations, and encourages collaboration among arts, education, business, civic and government organizations.

10/21/2015

In case you missed it ... Here's a recap of the work created during Cap Matches Color's second 'Get-Up State' co-sponsored by Tompkins County Public Library at 770 Cascadilla St. Ithaca, NY. Hope to see you all again in 2017 - Please enjoy!

‘Get-Up State’ Ithaca, New York returned for a second year of celebration. BATES, JURNE and KEMS joined over 50 graffiti artists from around the world for three day weekend of painting. Onlookers watched as the murals took shape and visited an exhibition of work from the special guest artists...

10/09/2015

New mural by Kurt Piller in the Dryden Rd parking garage in Collegetown behind Aladdin's (...from the painter of two electrical boxes - the tyrannosaurus rex at Aurora & Buffalo and the one on rt 13 by the Salvation Army!)

09/16/2015

Video tonight in Ithaca about public art! Global premier of the new, short video about fallen Zapatista teacher Galeano. The fast-paced, visually stunning video will teach about the assassinated Mayan rebel while documenting the painting of an astounding mural deep in Zapatista territory. This dramatic artwork was painted by an international team of volunteers from 12 countries earlier this year and now lives on the walls of Galeano's rebuilt school and clinic in the community of La Realidad. For more info, here's the fb event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1631278497131075/

09/10/2015

Please share! Here's more info & the full application:
http://www.cityofithaca.org/DocumentCenter/View/3475

09/10/2015

Who would you like to have beautify our Ithaca cityscape? What message do you want on our city walls for passersby? Help spread the word to help this opportunity get to as many artists as possible. Click here for pictures, more info, & the full application:
http://www.cityofithaca.org/DocumentCenter/View/3475