Create Appalachia, Reece Museum partner to present art project

Published 8:48 am Thursday, March 30, 2023

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Artists seeking opportunities to create public art will benefit from a program sponsored by Create Appalachia and Reece Museum. The program, “Entrepreneurial Artivism: Making the Most of Opportunities in Public Art,” with Lynn Basa will be presented April 25 at 6 p.m. both in-person and online.
The program is designed to help participants find, apply for, and win public art commissions of all types. The event features Lynn Basa, a public artist and author with an international profile. Basa is the author of The Artist’s Guide to Public Art: How to Find and Win Commissions, now in its second printing. The book will form the basis for the evening’s program, which is free and open to the public.
In-person attendees should plan to be at the Reece Museum a little before the program begins at 6 p.m.. In the interest of regional accessibility, there is a Zoom option for those who are not able to join us in person. The virtual waiting room for Zoom attendees will open about 10 or 15 minutes before 6.
Basa will join virtually from Chicago, sharing her advice and wisdom during this interactive presentation. A question and answer session will follow. “This is a wonderful opportunity for regional artists who are considering making public art part of their creative endeavors,” says Katie Hoffman, Executive Director of Create Appalachia. “We are very pleased to be working with the Reece Museum to create this chance for regional artists to interact with a national expert. I mean, Lynn literally wrote the textbook on finding and taking advantage of opportunities in public art! I hope we’ll have a great turnout for this, both at the Reece Museum and online.”
Lynn Basa is a painter, potter, and public artist based in Chicago. She is an experienced teacher and is personally familiar with our region, having completed a public art installation at the Higher Education Center in Kingsport several years ago. Basa’s work is included in numerous public, private, and museum collections and exhibits. Her work was included in a national exhibit by the American Craft Museum before traveling abroad to the Louvre and other notable museums. She has also been featured in the Smithsonian Institute’s landmark Threadworks exhibit, which traveled throughout eastern Africa. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MPA in public art policy from the University of Washington, with an undergraduate degree in ceramics and art history from Indiana University.
Interest in this program is likely to be high. In the spirit of community, we request that attendees choose either the in-person option or the Zoom option. but not both. We understand that registering both places allows people to keep their options open, but it may also block others from being able to attend.
The Reece Museum is a unit of the Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and Services, which is housed in the ETSU Department of Appalachian Studies. The Reece Museum is located on the campus of East Tennessee State University and is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, please visit http://www.etsu.edu/reece or phone (423) 439-4392.
Create Appalachia strives to make the Appalachian Highlands a better place to live and work by supporting innovation and entrepreneurship centered around the arts and creativity. We work to sustain an environment that will generate new businesses, provide jobs in arts-based businesses, and highlight the important role that creativity plays in the region’s economic vitality.

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