public art

Constellations 2023 supports a group of ten early to mid-career practitioners from across the UK, the Constellations ° Cohort, to develop their practice, collaborate with others, access new networks, and contribute to critical debate surrounding the future of public practice.

The programme will explore urgent lines of enquiry and best practice in relation to this field, including questions around the potential of art to help communities reimagine new futures, principles underpinning alternative economies, and notions of care.

The Constellations ° Cohort, selected from across the UK, will take part in three strands of activity, taking place between July 2023 and February 2024:

The Town of Pagosa Springs in collaboration with the Pagosa Springs Arts Council, is commissioning an art piece for a public sculpture. This public sculpture would become the latest installation of public art, as part of the Town’s Public Arts Plan (mypagosa.org/pagosa-public-arts-program).

The commissioning of a unique public sculpture is being sought by the Town of Pagosa Springs to be in the Pagosa “uptown” area, in a highly visible location. Uptown Pagosa Springs does not have Town-owned public space and a trail segment was recently completed adjacent to the sculpture site. This site would serve a large portion of the population including through-visitors as well as locals.