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A high-profile artist network and marketplace with AI-powered software.

We consult state arts agencies, private organisations, and individuals in artist selection, art acquisition, production, and community events.

10/22/2026

When an open call doesn’t say what the jury wants, artists pay for it in hours.

Mia Pearlman (Mia Pearlman) once put a lot of energy into a suspended sculpture proposal, then saw that every finalist worked with light. Mia and Iryna Kanishcheva (Iryna Kanishcheva) talked about vague calls, programs that keep reinventing the wheel, and why the field’s answers end up buried in old email threads. Our new post looks at how Monochronicle’s Public Art Knowledge Base, which Jack Becker (Jack Becker) and Iryna are shaping together, can keep that knowledge where people can find it.

This Saturday, October 24, Mia, Jack, and Hawona Sullivan Janzen bring the vocabulary question to the International Sculpture Center conference in Minneapolis.

Which public art term do you think needs a clearer definition? Reply in the comments.

10/21/2026

Can art change a city?

Join us at Miami International Fine Arts for a free public conversation on how public art actually moves from idea to implementation, and how artists, cities, developers, and communities shape the places we live.

Three perspectives from across the field:

Samara Ash (), interdisciplinary public artist, hosting and facilitating.

Jeneé Priebe (), public-art administrator and project manager who has helped deliver 150+ murals and public-art projects, including St. Petersburg’s SHINE Mural Festival SHINE | Mural Festival

Iryna Kanishcheva (Iryna Kanishcheva), public-art curator and producer, founder of Monochronicle, moderating the conversation.

Together they’ll cover how an opportunity gets created, how artists enter and are selected, and what it takes to build and sustain the work after the unveiling. Practical for artists entering the field, and relevant to developers, municipalities, curators, and organizations.

Friday, October 23, 2026 · 6 PM
Miami International Fine Arts (MIFA)
5900 NW 74th Ave, Miami, FL 33166
Free and open to the public

Bring your questions, and share this with someone who should be in the room.

10/14/2026

What exactly does “community engagement” mean in public art?

Open calls often use terms without clearly defining expectations, leaving artists to fill in the gaps. These barriers can be especially challenging for emerging artists and those with less access to professional networks and resources.

While in New York, Iryna Kanishcheva met with artist Mia Pearlman at CUNY’s James Gallery to see “Culture and Representation in America: The Impact of CETA,” an exhibition about a federal program that funded jobs for artists working with local communities.

The visit sparked a conversation about shared language, clearer expectations, and how we can make public art more accessible to everyone involved. Mia shares that conversation in the article on insideoutside.beehiiv.com (link in bio).

10/01/2026

How does public art move from an idea to a lasting part of a city?

Join Monochronicle founder Iryna Kanishcheva (Iryna Kanishcheva) at MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FINE ARTS for a free public conversation alongside Monochronicle network artist Samara Ash () and Jeneé Priebe, founder of our network partner No Good Deeds ().

Bringing together perspectives in artistic practice, curation, and project management, they’ll explore how public art gets commissioned, developed, and sustained—and how artists, cities, developers, and communities help bring it to life.

We’re excited to see members of our network share their experience, with practical insights for artists entering the field and organizations looking to make public art part of their next project.

Friday, October 23, 2026 | 6 PM
Miami International Fine Arts (MIFA)
5900 NW 74th Ave, Miami, FL 33166
Free and open to the public

Come meet our founder and network collaborators, bring your questions, and join the conversation.

09/29/2026

What is art? Anything, even wire mesh usually used for fencing can become a delicate, layered sculpture. Its open structure lets you look through it, while overlapping patterns make it appear denser from certain angles. As you move, the relationship between the wire, the empty space, and the surrounding light changes.

Rana Begum’s first New York solo exhibition at Lehmann Maupin transforms everyday industrial materials through light, color, and repetition.

On view through October 24 at 501 West 24th Street, Chelsea.

09/17/2026

I love this combination of two integrated design elements: a large environmental graphic map around the escalator opening and a programmable luminous ceiling.

The oval/funnel-shaped artwork around the escalators is a 1,988-square-foot illustrated map of metropolitan New York. It is not a traditional mosaic. It was designed as an environmental graphic by Creative Source, Inc., led by its president and creative director Carol Smith, with illustration/design work associated with Sar Stewart Design.

The map extends geographically from West Point down the Hudson to Staten Island and east across Long Island. It was produced in 65 printed sections to fit the complex double-curved surface around the escalators. MTA Construction & Development commissioned it, and WSP USA selected Creative Source for the graphic design.

Located at the East End Gateway / renovated Long Island Rail Road concourse at New York Penn Station.

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