Mark Kelly,Commissioner of the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), joins Justin to discuss the Year of Public Art and the 50 x 50 Neighborhood Arts Project. Commissioner Kelly talks about trying to push public art beyond the downtown area, and why public art is indispensable to the department,why arts and culture is often the first thing to be carve from a budget, trying to bring art to areas of the city that generally don’t […]
Source: wgnradio.com