What Does It Matter: Public Art and Community with SSILL

What is public art and how does it enhance a community’s cultural heritage? Laura Clarke will discuss how installations, murals and performances enliven the public sphere and engage broad audiences.

Laura Clarke holds an MA in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MA in architecture from UCLA. She was Executive Director and Editor of the magazine, Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, and is the Executive Director and founder of Site Projects New Haven. SPNH is a non-profit organization that commissions world-class pubic art work, programming, and events in partnership with local agencies and organizations that enhance New Haven’s cultural heritage and diversity.

A Schiller Shoreline Institute for Lifelong Learning event.