Hartford is one of twelve cities that could receive a $1 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies. The money awarded in the contest, called the Public Art Challenge, would go towards creating “temporary public art projects that engage communities, enhance creativity, and enrich the vibrancy of cities.”
Hartford’s proposed project, titled Subject Matter, consists of a “series of community portraits and neighborhood processions by artist Nari Ward to honor the City’s past and future.” The project’s goal, as described on the Bloomberg Philanthropies website, is to “generate conversations about local issues, inspiring and honoring citizen participation. The community portraits would be distributed via social media, newspapers and magazines, and exhibited on billboards and buses.”
To learn more, and see the other cities and projects in the running, visit Bloomberg.org.