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Association for Public Art

Association for Public Art (formerly Fairmount Park Art Association)
AbbreviationaPA
Formation1872 [1]
PurposeCommission, preserve, promote, and interpret public art in Philadelphia
Headquarters1528 Walnut Street, Suite 1000, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, U.S.
Region served
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Websitehttp://www.associationforpublicart.org/

Established in 1872 in Philadelphia, the Association for Public Art (aPA), formerly Fairmount Park Art Association, is the first private, nonprofit public art organization dedicated to integrating public art and urban planning in the United States.[2] The association commissions, preserves, promotes, and interprets public art in Philadelphia,[3] and it has contributed to Philadelphia being maintaining of the nation's largest public art collections.[4]

The aPA has acquired and commissioned works by many notable sculptors, including Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Alexander Stirling Calder, Daniel Chester French, Frederic Remington, Paul Manship, and Albert Laessle,[5] supported city planning projects, established an outdoor sculpture conservation program, and sponsored numerous publications, exhibitions, and educational programs.[6] The aPA interprets and preserves more than 200 works of art throughout Philadelphia,[7] working with the city's Public Art Office, Fairmount Park, and other organizations and agencies responsible for placing and caring for outdoor sculpture in Philadelphia,[8] and maintains an inventory of all of the city's public art.[9]

  1. ^ Webster, Richard (1981). Philadelphia Preserved. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. p. 226. ISBN 0-87722-215-0.
  2. ^ "aPA Name Change Press Release" (PDF). Canary Promotion + Design. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "Open Air Press Release" (PDF). Canary Promotion + Design. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 8, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  4. ^ "Travel News, Tips, and Guides - USATODAY.com". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  5. ^ White, Theo B. (1975). Fairmount: Philadelphia's Park. Philadelphia, PA: The Art Alliance Press. p. 94. ISBN 0879820152.
  6. ^ Bach, Penny (2001). New Land Marks: public art, community, and the meaning of place. Washington, DC: Grayson Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 0-9679143-4-5.
  7. ^ "Fredericksburg.com - Visit Philly's new 'museum'". fredericksburg.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "MWW Launch Press Release" (PDF). Canary Promotion + Design. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 8, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  9. ^ "Institutional Networks Serving Artists" (PDF). Sp2.upenn.edu. Retrieved December 28, 2018.[permanent dead link]

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