Marianne CombsForecast Public Art has announced a new $50,000 award for a mid-career public art project, the largest of its kind in the country. It’s first recipient is fiber artist Randy Walker.
Convergence
Randy Walker, 2008
temporary installation
Hennepin County Government Center
The McKnight Mid-Career Project Grant is designed to fill a gap in funding for artists who have already made their way through grants for emerging artists and who are looking to build their portfolio with a larger-scale public project.
Return Journey
Randy Walker, 2007
Brackett Park, Minneapolis
For his project, Randy Walker will partner with YouthLink, which coordinates services for homeless youth, to install a public art sculpture for the Kulture Klub collaborative, a program of Youthlink. The permanent structure will be continually renewed with temporary elements developed by Kulture Klub participants.
Woven Corncrib (night view)
Randy Walker, 2008
Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life, Falcon Heights, Minnesota
All images courtesy Forecast Public Art
