For and By the People
Mission Statement
rePublicArt's goal is to expand the
nature of art in public places
through participatory projects
that help build community
and public appreciation for
the arts as a vehicle for
positive social change
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Portrait of the Roosevelts - J.Moran Through public participation in and exposure to our traveling exhibits, we intend to increase awareness of socially relevant topics. We are primarily interested in issues that involve active citizenship, participatory democracy, enfranchisement of young people and restoration our natural environment. We also support public consent for use of public space to enhance the human experience rather than commercial exposure. Not only do they counteract all the years of downtown banners that have been crassly geared to promote shows; these diverse and diverting artworks serve a greater purpose. Chris Arnott, New Haven Advocate Based on the premise that public art promotes public dialoge, education, awareness and appreciation for art in public spaces, projects are conducted in collaboration with other common interest organizations, municipalities, schools, community groups and individual artists. All art is made from recycled materials reconstructed to meet applicable standards. Exhibits based on the themes of democracy and US history are non-partisan. Submission of artwork is reviewed and accepted by this requisite. 13th Amendment - Global Artways, Salt Lake City, Utah Neither Slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
rePublicArt.org is a registered charitable organization in the process of seeking federal 501-C3 tax exempt status
Environmentally Sound Art
rePublicArt recycles billboard advertisements. Billboard vinyl is thrown away after one use. With the advent of digitally printed billboards, vinyl waste has increased. We use this vinyl to make large billboard size art and city banner art. We also provide this material in custom sizes to artists, workshops, and to cities that wish to conduct independent projects. By using and promoting the use of recycled vinyl we offer a solution to the billboard industry, cities and artists across the country and world.
"Saturna" Recycled Billboard Art
Adaptation "Saturday Night Fever" advertisement.
Projects for a New Millennium, Quarry in Branford, Ct.
J. Moran & R.Rainbolt
Hand painted city banners are environmentally and economically sound. The benefits of running a city-wide participatory banner project far exceed those of choosing commercially printed banners while being the same or below the cost of printed banners.
"In New Haven, hundreds of people (many children) worked on the exhibit and were able to create something not only beautiful, but poignant. I applaud their efforts."
John DeStefano, Jr.
Mayor of New Haven
Do Your Parents Vote? Artist - Jim Evangelista
City Lamppost Banners:
In general, existing city lamppost banners are made of similar material and are often not re-used, creating more vinyl to be disposed of. We also recycle these lamppost banners. New Haven's Heart of the City exhibit was created from Jazz Concert banners from the previous year. The artwork we make for city lamppost exhibitions can travel or be hung elsewhere, indoor and outdoor. Workshops and rented exhibits encourage sustainable and sound environmental practices.
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THE ARTISTS rePublicArt artists are available to conduct banner workshops as well as other arts programming for a wide range of ages and interests. Many of the artists who work with rePublicArt are panel reviewed Master Teaching Artists for the CT Commission on the Arts. CCA offers grants to bring these and other artists to CT schools and communities to conduct banner painting workshops and choreographed or musical performances for exhibit receptions. Receptions are an active part of public involvement in our banner exhibitions. |
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JoAnn Moran - Founder
JoAnn is a muralist, arts advocate and activist. During her career as a professional artist she has developed and implemented many public art programs to address social concerns and community development. JoAnn has worked with over 40,000 people of all ages and abilities to create over 3 million squ. ft. of public art.
Seeking to continually broaden public participation in the creation of art, she coined the phrase "Art for and By the People" to describe the works of rePublicArt. She brought together her ideas of environmentally and socially sound projects to manifest the lamppost banner projects using recycled billboard advertisements. AKA Recycled Billboard Art. (RBA)
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Projects include; Summer Arts youth employment consultant - Global Artways, Arts facilitator - United Nations Children's Conference, Author of Outreach through the Arts program - Yale School of Forestry, Teacher Training Workshops - CT Department of Environmental Protection, Diversity Bus touring the US and abroad - Care-a Van project. Arts-for-Change - youth project of ACAM
International Festival of Arts& Ideas, Art & Democracy Conference- Appalshop
Based in Connecticut her workshops, lectures and consulting for public participatory projects have brought her to Europe and across the United States. New Haven, CT has provided a testing ground for new banner exhibit ideas. Most exhibits start in New Haven and then travel or are replicated in other communities.
In recent years the rise of public concern and understanding of "democracy" became a pressing and unavoidable issue. Knowing that art can make a difference, she conceived of the "We the People" lamppost banner exhibit and has ventured out to gain widespread public participation to teach democracy and take back public space for "art with a cause". Fellow teaching artists in Connecticut were excited to get involved and trained to conduct banner workshops, enabling the project to reach more communities. Now expanding beyond CT boarders the lamppost banners have been made in other New England states, Kentucky, Utah, and Michigan. With banner designs sent in from people all over, including Europe, the project has taken on a national presence.
Ms. Moran offers training to teachers, community organizers and artists to conduct banner workshops using recycled billboard material. rePublicArt.org is now a growing network of artists, organizations and people making art to make a difference.
To see more of JoAnn's work www.greatmurals.org
19th Amendment - Joel School , Clinton, CT
IX Amendment to the US Constitution
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
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Janet Luongo
When Janet became aware of the Democracy Project, she was raring to go. Janet and JoAnn had collaborated on projects for the CT Commission on the Arts; this project was a natural fit. A nationally recognized speaker on leadership, teamwork and communication, Janet speaks about democracy, participation and leadership at "We the People" exhibit receptions. She has over twenty years as a trainer in art and communication. Author and co-author of novels, articles, books and tapes including Mission Possible, Vol 4, which includes Mark Victor Hansen of Chicken Soup for the Soul , Janet is an Award-winning V.P. of Education of the Discovery Museum, Inc. As an artist she has had international art exhibits and is a TV documentary producer. She is President of the National Speakers Association NY.
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Elizabeth Rowland Tyler
Elizabeth teaches painting, drawing and sculpting, to facilitate students to develop their creative interests. Her residencies utilize all three visual arts techniques. Her desired goals for each residency, regardless of age, group, or locale (urban or rural), is the same: That each student acquires the skills and knowledge of the material presented and becomes familiar with their own creative value and potential talent. Connecting with each student and their particular strengths and weaknesses is at the base of Elizabeth's success.
Contact her by email : erowland1@aol.com
Sanna Stanley
Sanna is an author/illustrator of children's books with international living experience (Africa, Asia, Europe) and extensive travel (Latin America, US). In her residency programs she encourages students to use their own life experience to write stories. Residencies and workshops focus on the process of making a book - writing (from brainstorming ideas to story elements), art, and the format of a finished book.
Visit Sanna's web site for illustrated children's books
Russell Rainbolt
Russell has over 25 years of experience in the commercial billboard industry. Being one of the last remaining billboard painters Russell brings his experience and artistic talent to our large and small scale Recycled Billboard Art projects. He creates commissioned works for public spaces and specializes in on-site high altitude art work. Russell recently received world wide exposure for painting the Valentine Billboard for an American Soldier in Iraq.
See more about Russell at www.rainbolt.com
Mark Patnode www.MarkTheArtist.com
Living in Southeastern Connecticut Mark has built a reputation as a pleinair painter who does large-scale paintings on site. He has received regional and national publicity for his large-scale work. He has appeared numerous times on television and his work has been featured on Positively Connecticut. Mark continues to work greater abstraction into his compositions. Listed in Who's Who in American Art, Mark is a participant in the CT Commission on the Arts, Urban Artist Initiative. He instructs " Painting on the Beach" a course in New London, CT
Mark is also working on the development of rePublicArt.org's
Teaching Artists' Collective which can be seen at
www.teachingartist.net www.markwpatnode.com
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OTHER SUPER SUPPORT FOLKS AND BUSINESSES
Harry Laurie - Harry is an art collector and curator for rePublicArt's exhibitions. His collection now includes some artwork created by participants of the banner project, which hang in his home next to the Miro'.
John Barrett
Through his family owned business, Barrett Outdoor Communications
in West Haven CT, John offers his consulting and engineering logistics
support for rePublicArt projects. His company also provides
billboard material and design projection for large scale artwork that is
subsequently painted by public participants. John also offers referrals
to a national network of billboard companies for rePublicArt.org
when we travel outside Connecticut, which has lead to the support
of other billboard companies nation wide such as Reagan Outdoor
for lamppost projects in Salt Lake City.
COLLABORATING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
SPEAKCHORUS
CT Department of Environmental Protection
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