Art in Public Spaces
Current Exhibition
Artists@Work!
September 30-December 5, 2024
Opening Reception: October 3 at 4:30pm
Eric Rood Administration Center, 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City
About the Exhibition
This original exhibition highlights local artists and culture bearers who have used their creativity to engage in work addressing our common challenges, encouraging collective problem solving, and building bridges across cultures and political divides.
Artists@Work! brings the projects of over 50 local artists together for the first time, demonstrating the immense scope of work completed through the innovative Upstate California Creative Corps grant program, which employed artists to create awareness of issues critical to society, including public health access, civic engagement, social justice, climate change, and disaster preparedness.
Opening Reception
Join us for an opening reception at the Eric Rood Center on October 3rd at 4:30 pm. This is your chance to meet the artists and celebrate their incredible work.
About the Program
Together, Nevada County Arts Council and the County present quarterly displays at the Rood Center, 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City.
Art in Public Spaces is a pilot program through which we are developing a process of engagement and selection in tandem with the County and our community.
Why Art in Public Spaces?
Public art must always strive to be physically and freely accessible. It can be for simple enjoyment or carry many meanings. It can be set in stone, span a wall, be ephemeral or permanent. It can be fantastic or representational; tell a story, lend civic pride, and remind us that though we may be unique in our identities, we are one.
Our program is about providing a thoughtful space of belonging for all residents of Nevada County, expressing community values, heightening our awareness, and helping us question our assumptions. Art in Public Spaces acknowledges both our California Cultural Districts, and communities that populate our diverse landscapes. It is for everyone, a form of collective community expression, reflecting our society and opening our civic spaces.
