Artrain, a mobile museum that has toured the country on trains for nearly four decades, is transitioning to traveling by semi-trailer trucks to reach more cities. It unveiled new expandable semi-trailer facilities, a modernized logo, and an updated website. This will allow Artrain to visit any city and set up exhibitions in more locations to continue its mission of enriching lives through the arts.
Cities are growing and so does its infrastructure. Many cities are questioning its car oriented planning and going for walkability. Author and lecturer Alexander Ståhle explains why in this presentation. Alexander Ståhle is also CEO at Spacescape and PhD in Urban Design.
HUB Surface Systems presents a list of the top 10 most creative crosswalks in the world. These crosswalks raise awareness for pedestrians as well as enhance the aesthetic beauty of a street.
Athens co creation..Athens calling - Athens like a puzzlemarykou
Interesting things happen in Athens (Greece)..
Big urban development projects, start ups, volunteer opportunities..
Athens Co Creation Branding Project, Panteion University
Next practices in digital and tech #slowmuseoSLoW Projects
Next Practices in Digital and Technology
comprises 41 examples of recent and ongoing digital initiatives designed by Association of Art Museum Director smember museums. From social media and mobile apps, to in-gallery interpretation and behind-the-scenes collections management, Next Practices in Digital and Technology explores the ways museums are using technology to advance accessibility, scholarship, education, and audience engagement
https://aamd.org/our-members/from-the-field/next-practices-in-digital
This report is a product of Arup Foresight + Research + Innovation. The Arup F+R+I Team identifies and monitors the trends and issues likely to have a significant impact upon the built environment and society at large. We research and raise awareness about the major challenges affecting the built environment and their implications. We help clients think more creatively about the long-term future, and manage risk and uncertainty more effectively.
FutureEverything - The City as Living Lab or Play SpaceDrew Hemment
My keynote presentation at Metropolis Lab in Copenhagen on 28 June on the FutureEverything festival as a living lab, an approach developed in collaboration with ImaginationLancaster.
Creative industries: EU Policy: McGill Globalization ForumLidia Varbanova
Creative Industries in the European Union: Why EU cares and how EU supports creative industries? Presented by Lidia Varbanova at McGill Gloalization Forum, 2016
Cities are growing and so does its infrastructure. Many cities are questioning its car oriented planning and going for walkability. Author and lecturer Alexander Ståhle explains why in this presentation. Alexander Ståhle is also CEO at Spacescape and PhD in Urban Design.
HUB Surface Systems presents a list of the top 10 most creative crosswalks in the world. These crosswalks raise awareness for pedestrians as well as enhance the aesthetic beauty of a street.
Athens co creation..Athens calling - Athens like a puzzlemarykou
Interesting things happen in Athens (Greece)..
Big urban development projects, start ups, volunteer opportunities..
Athens Co Creation Branding Project, Panteion University
Next practices in digital and tech #slowmuseoSLoW Projects
Next Practices in Digital and Technology
comprises 41 examples of recent and ongoing digital initiatives designed by Association of Art Museum Director smember museums. From social media and mobile apps, to in-gallery interpretation and behind-the-scenes collections management, Next Practices in Digital and Technology explores the ways museums are using technology to advance accessibility, scholarship, education, and audience engagement
https://aamd.org/our-members/from-the-field/next-practices-in-digital
This report is a product of Arup Foresight + Research + Innovation. The Arup F+R+I Team identifies and monitors the trends and issues likely to have a significant impact upon the built environment and society at large. We research and raise awareness about the major challenges affecting the built environment and their implications. We help clients think more creatively about the long-term future, and manage risk and uncertainty more effectively.
FutureEverything - The City as Living Lab or Play SpaceDrew Hemment
My keynote presentation at Metropolis Lab in Copenhagen on 28 June on the FutureEverything festival as a living lab, an approach developed in collaboration with ImaginationLancaster.
Creative industries: EU Policy: McGill Globalization ForumLidia Varbanova
Creative Industries in the European Union: Why EU cares and how EU supports creative industries? Presented by Lidia Varbanova at McGill Gloalization Forum, 2016
A presentation I gave to the students involved in the Arts in Our Communities Residency I co-coordinated with Dr. Cynthia Bates and taught in the Spring 2022 term at SUNY Empire State University.
https://www.sunyempire.edu/residencies/arts-in-our-communities/
The Virtual Arts in Our Communities Residency celebrates the arts of New York State. Our inaugural 2022 residency focuses on the arts in the Capital District region with an emphasis on the Empire State Plaza and the New York State Museum in Albany, N.Y. During the spring term, students can register for one of five courses related to the practice, performance, support, and creation of the arts. The courses use a blended model that combines online learning with 3 virtual meetings. At these virtual meetings, students will have the opportunity to meet with their instructor and classmates, interact with students in other courses, explore virtual exhibits of historical sites, public arts displays, museum collections, and performing arts spaces.
Europeana Network Association AGM 2017 - 6 December - Highlights 2017
RobbKing-Press Release sample 2
1. Artrain keeps moving forward
New facility, logo & website – same great mission
ANN ARBOR, MI / March 23, 2009 – Artrain – the mobile museum authority – is
taking to the roads. After nearly four decades of touring world class art and cultural
programs onboard its train museum across America, Artrain unveiled its new semi-
trailer based facility design, logo and website. The changes were initiated in order to
reach more cities, better serve its constituents and continue fulfill its mission of
enriching lives and building communities through the arts. Artrain will hit the open
road in 2010, traversing the country with state-of-the-art semitrailers, known as
mobile museum units (MMU.).
“We are excited about this change” said Debra Polich, Artrain president/CEO.
“Moving to the road affords us the ability to visit any city in the country and the
flexibility to set up in a variety of locations such as city squares, parking lots, fair
grounds or soccer fields. We could only reach 30 percent of the country on the rails.
“It’s a bittersweet move that we are making as we have had such a wonderful
association for so many years with the railways. However, it became apparent that a
change was necessary when, as demand for Artrain visits increased from communities
across the country, the shipping demands on the rail carriers precluded their ability to
transport Artrain.”
Artrain worked with the Switch Agency of St. Louis, MO to design the expandable
semi-trailers for its specialized MMUs that replicate museum facility standards for
environment and security. Each MMU provides approximately 1,000 square feet of
gallery space and can be connected one to another to fashion an exhibition facility
unique to each Artrain traveling exhibition.
In conjunction with this dramatic facility change, Artrain revealed a new, modernized
logo and colors. Conceived and designed by Ann Arbor-based re:group, the logo
incorporates the “open road” while the star dotting the “I” is representative of the
creative spark that Artrain provides communities and individuals through its
exhibitions and programs. A new tag line – Transporting Art. Transforming Lives. –
has also been incorporated, which summarizes Artrain’s mission.
Lastly, Artrain is re-launching its updated website, www.artrainusa.org. The site re-
design was handled by Ann Arbor-based Internet Applications and Solutions, Inc.
(IAS). The new website features a streamlined design with easy to use navigation and
newer features including community blogs to allow visitors at future tour stops to
post thoughts about their experience or ask questions before and after an Artrain
visit; secure community pages where the administrators of each tour stop can
download and upload documents/copies of press clippings/photos/etc.; embedded
video players to showcase video from select tour stops; exhibition layouts and
catalogs and much more.
Continued…
2. Today’s announcements come on the heels of a six-month rebranding study commissioned by Artrain
and headed by re:group, inc., a privately held, national brand marketing firm that provides integrated
brand management, including branding, marketing, design, advertising, communications and media
services.
About Artrain
The Mobile Museum Authority - For almost 40 years, Artrain has developed and delivered world class
art and education programs to under-resourced communities. Artrain’s mobile facility is the only one of
its kind designed to carry original artwork across the country. Winner of the National Medal for Museum
Service, Artrain travels to communities across the United States fulfilling its mission to enrich lives and
build communities through the arts. Since its founding in 1971, Artrain has traveled coast to coast,
making 845 community visits and welcoming 3.2 million visitors.
Connecting People to Art - Artrain brings the museum experience to children and adults, often for the
first time. It creates a surprising cultural experience, de-mystifying the world of art, fostering dialogues
and helping young and old alike spark their own creativity.
Energizing Communities - Artrain brings diverse community groups together, providing guidance in
regard to fundraising, organizing and promoting an exhibit. A powerful catalyst, Artrain sparks the
formation of local and regional arts councils, strengthens art education programs, builds community
pride and spurs downtown revitalization efforts.
Contact:
Robb W. King
Sponsorship & Communications Director
Artrain
Phone: 734.417.1788
robb.king@artrainusa.org
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