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Public Art and Creative Placemaking: Activating Nontraditional Spaces
Date
January 15, 2026
Time
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Cost
Free
Venue
Online
Interested in public art and creative placemaking? Perhaps you could envision your work in airports, subways, parks and/or cityscapes.
This online panel discussion (Free with RSVP!) will explore the possibilities for art in public and nontraditional spaces, drawing upon the perspective of both artists who have landed these commissions and public art managers who administer them.
In this session, we’ll cover:
- Types of public art opportunities
- Tips for applying to open calls and/or sharing your work for consideration
- How these commissions are structured: budget, process, and timeline
- An inside look as to how these projects come to fruition, from both the artists’ and managers’ perspectives
Where: Online via Zoom
Recording: This session will be recorded, and all RSVPs will have access to the recording for 30 days following the event.
Questions: Email [email protected]
Recording: This session will be recorded, and all RSVPs will have access to the recording for 30 days following the event.
Questions: Email [email protected]
NYFA is pleased to present this free online workshop in partnership with the Northern Virginia Local Arts Agencies (NVLAA), a collaboration of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts, Arlington Cultural Affairs, and ArtsFairfax.
Presenters
Tamsin Dillon, Founder and Director of Art in Public
Tamsin Dillon is a curator, cultural leader, and coach. She is the founder and Director of Art in Public, which she established in 2020. With a primary focus on curating ambitious temporary and permanent artworks and projects with artists in the public realm and the built environment, she has worked across a range of contexts from museums and galleries to railway networks, public squares, public parks, and hospitals.
Diane Ruggerio, Deputy Director for Cultural Arts with the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities, City of Alexandria Office of the Arts
Diane Ruggerio is the Deputy Director for Cultural Arts with the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities and leads the City of Alexandria Office of the Arts. She has extensive experience in municipal and nonprofit arts organizations and has an outstanding record of developing innovative programs such as the Mobile Art Lab and the "Site See" public art series.
Dannielle Tegeder, Artist and Co-Founder of Hilma’s Ghost
Dannielle Tegeder is a NY–based artist whose practice is grounded in painting but extends to drawing, sculpture, installation, animation, music, artist books, conceptual strategies, and writing. Her work engages the histories of modern painting and architecture while experimenting with new forms that link abstraction to social, urban, and spiritual systems. She is also one half of the collective Hilma’s Ghost, which explores feminism, alternative pedagogies, and spirituality through collaborative projects and exhibitions.