REPORTS, STUDIES, PROGRAMS, AND METHODOLOGIES
You are being asked to develop a public art report for Newark, New Jersey that documents not only what public art exists, but what it does. The report should
REPORT GROUPS
GROUP STRUCTURE After completing a series of tours, lectures, and research exercises, students will be divided into three working groups. Each group will
OUR PARTNERS
The City of Newark’s Division of Arts and Cultural Affairs serves as a catalyst for participation, education, collaboration, and development in the arts.
COURSE GLOSSARY
A Accessibility The degree to which a public artwork, space, program, or information resource can be accessed, understood, and experienced by people with
DAY 1: What is Civic infrastructure? & Prompts
Civic infrastructure is the physical places, systems, resources, and relationships that support how a community functions and how people experience, participate
FALL 2026 COURSE SCHEDULE
SEPTEMBER Tuesday, September 1 Course Introduction / Course overview / Review semester structure, projects, and expectations / Introduction to the Public
PUBLIC ART AS CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE
Welcome! —- “Like libraries, parks, and recreation centers themselves, artwork is part of civic infrastructure, understood as physical structures



