Monochronicle

Monochronicle 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.

06/17/2026

In this talk, Iryna Kanishcheva (MBA, multidisciplinary artist, award-winning curator, and entrepreneur) uncovered problems of the traditional public art commissioning process and explored where AI can realistically help.

Public art selection still relies on a process that runs from artist application to winner announcement through committee review riddled with bias, inefficiency, and bureaucracy. Artists bear a real opportunity cost just to apply, burning hours and hundreds of dollars navigating procurement systems, while institutions lack the tools to handle intake, evaluation, and shortlisting fairly and efficiently.

Presented at the Florida Association of Public Art Professionals Conference in Tampa, this presentation offered a grounded look at how technology can make the process more equitable, efficient, and transparent, without losing the human judgment that makes public art meaningful.

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Not every project needs to change the world. Sometimes it just needs to make people feel good, together, for a minute.A ...
06/12/2026

Not every project needs to change the world. Sometimes it just needs to make people feel good, together, for a minute.

A moment from InLight festival in Gainesville with Iryna Kanishcheva and Charles Alan Rye

10 years ago I was in Bushwick with Sami of STᖇEET ᗩᖇT ᑌᑎITEᗪ STᗩTES and friends, camera in hand, getting a tour of the ...
06/11/2026

10 years ago I was in Bushwick with Sami of STᖇEET ᗩᖇT ᑌᑎITEᗪ STᗩTES and friends, camera in hand, getting a tour of the neighborhood from Bushwick Collective

Behind me in that photo, a collab by Matt Adnate and Aaron Li-Hill. The left side depicts a Tibetan refugee with a Buddhist Mandala, photographed in India by Adnate — the right side, Aaron Li-Hill’s snow leopard, a symbol of Tibet and a metaphor for cultures facing extinction. Work made with intention, no procurement process required.

What I kept wondering back then: why do street artists create extraordinary work for almost nothing, while cities with serious budgets go through open calls and procurement and end up with mediocre results?

The answer is, the right artist in the right place and creative freedom to do something they want.

Some of those Bushwick artists are now on Monochronicle. Join the network and feel free to reach out directly and learn more about what we do.

- Iryna Kanishcheva

Do you document the process, installation, and celebration of your public artworks?Hiding in Plain Site, an internationa...
06/09/2026

Do you document the process, installation, and celebration of your public artworks?

Hiding in Plain Site, an international public art short film festival, is accepting submissions through September 10, 2026.

Founded by Jack Becker best known as the founder of Forecast Public Art, based in Minnesota, Becker also founded Public Art Review, an international magazine devoted to contemporary public art.

The festival premieres October 25 in Minneapolis and is open to artists and filmmakers worldwide. No entry fee.

They’re looking for short films where public art is the central character — documentaries, poetic fiction, animation, experimental work. If you’ve ever filmed a mural going up, an installation coming to life, or a community gathering around a work — this is a home for that footage.

🔗 hidinginplainsite.com

After a competitive open call ran on Monochronicle, we are proud to announce three finalists for the P.K. Yonge Gymnasiu...
06/04/2026

After a competitive open call ran on Monochronicle, we are proud to announce three finalists for the P.K. Yonge Gymnasium at the University of Florida. The 33-acre natural campus has a deep commitment to wellness, healthy living, and environmental stewardship. The selected artwork will live inside the new gymnasium — a space for energy, gathering, and renewal. The client was looking for work that integrates natural elements, light, movement, or biophilic design principles in ways that feel genuinely of this place.

Aaron Li-Hill (Brooklyn / London)

Aaron’s figures exist in suspended motion — caught between action and stillness. His large-scale murals respond directly to their environment, translating physical intensity into something contemplative.

Anders Gjennestad (Norway)

Anders has spent 15+ years making the human body in motion his subject. His compositions merge with architecture through negative space, and his commitment to sustainability aligns with P.K. Yonge’s LEED-certified campus.

Manuel Guirao (Spain)

Manuel builds murals from archival material, reframing history through a contemporary lens. He envisions working with the school’s own archives to embed values of perseverance and collective experience into the space.

Three artists. Three paid designs. One will be selected to complete the project. We can’t wait to see what comes next.

Did you know that some public art programs quietly cut applications at 250 because the platform charges more after that?...
06/02/2026

Did you know that some public art programs quietly cut applications at 250 because the platform charges more after that?

Artists who planned applying around the deadline don’t fall under the cap.

A $500 “marketing blast” determines whether the open call reaches artists beyond the platform’s own users. Most small programs skip it. So the same artists (the ones with assistants monitoring every platform) keep appearing on every shortlist because they have infrastructure. The high-end “busy artists do not look for open calls.

The price of tools is shaping who gets selected. Quietly. Consistently.

At Monochronicle, we’ve built a different model: advanced tools, flat-rate pricing, no cap on applications, marketing included. Because opening access to artists attracts better talent — and better public art.

Big news coming soon. Stay tuned. On the cover picture by of wip

05/13/2026

We turned a concrete fountain plaza into Enchanted Oasis using pojection on the ground.

was selected through an open call on Monochronicle. The original brief called for a promenade, but we always meet with shortlisted artists before finalizing anything.

That conversation changed the plan entirely.
Talking through his vision made it clear the fountain plaza was a better option. Projection on the ground, children are trying to catch the fish, light dancing across water synced to the sound. A concrete plaza turned into a path of enchantment.

The best site decisions don’t come from the brief. They come from knowing the artist.

Jeff Cason’s Enchanted Oasis, curated for Lumenaura Festival 2025 in Aurora, IL.

Many art administrators ask where to draw the line with AI use in applications. This is a good example of a clear and re...
05/07/2026

Many art administrators ask where to draw the line with AI use in applications. This is a good example of a clear and reasonable policy: applicants may use AI for brainstorming, editing, or translation, but the ideas and voice must remain their own.

Banning AI entirely is becoming as unrealistic as taking away a tablet from a teenager. Artists will use these tools anyway. The more important question is: what matters more — polished grammar and formatting, or strong creative ideas?

Monochronicle helps organizations develop AI policies and educational workshops for staff, jurors, and artists. DM us with any questions.

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