Forecast Public Art

Richfield community members create their own mosaic panels for inclusion in the collaborative installation by Greta McLain, a resident artist in the RARE initiative.

Words from artists about the impact of Forecast.

Forecast Mid-career Project Grant recipient Marcus Young practicing "Don't You Feel It Too?"

Forecast and artist Greta McLain engaged Richfield, MN community members in the creation of a local mosaic mural.

Sacred Garden by Forecast grantee Malia Burkhart. Photo by Sally Nixon.

Forecast and Greta McLain engaged Richfield, MN community members in the creation of a local mosaic mural.

A Making It Public workshop in Lowertown, St. Paul in 2016. Photo by John Pocklington.

Forecast Public Art bring artists and communities together to create culturally vibrant and livable communities.

Forecast: Making Connections for Meaningful Spaces

"Graffiti@GPHS," Peyton Scott Russell's artist residency at Gordon Parks High School.

Dream Elevator by Randy Walker. Photo by Doug Deutscher.

"Graffiti@GPHS," Peyton Scott Russell's artist residency at Gordon Parks High School.

Fritz Haeg meets with Forecast Grantees at Walker Art Center

A still from Nick Clausen’s film adaptation of Robert Daugherty’s poem “I Am Gone.” Motionpoems, at Union Depot in St. Paul.

"Connections Gallery," in front of Roosevelt High School. Photo by Becca Barniskis.

Gordon Parks Memorial Project at Rondo Days in Saint Paul

Terrence Fogarty's "The Spirit of Sport," part of the Marshall Mural Project.

Eco Arts Festival

Broken Crow's "Barn"

Aaron Dysart's "S.S. Soap Boat"

Janaki Ranpura's "The Peloton"

Make a gift to the Forecast Future Fund!

Forecast Public Art is looking forward…

This is a time of transformation for Forecast. With a NEW mission and vision, we have big plans to significantly impact the quality of public life in Minnesota and beyond!

Over the next few years, we will focus our energies and talents on fostering dynamic, inclusive and resilient communities through public art, community-engaged design and transformative placemaking.

Here are just some of the initiatives your support will make possible:

Build the next generation of public art consultants to serve communities throughout the country with skill and expertise. Our focus while doing this will be on increasing the number of people of color and indigenous people who are leaders in the field.
Introduce on-demand publications, including an annual Forecast trend watch, and launch a robust website with responsive resources on topics that matter—affordable housing, urban planning, racial equity, climate change, resilient communities, and more.
Develop a roster of artists who represent diverse backgrounds, disciplines and perspectives that cities can draw from across the country, thus fueling support for local artists.
Pilot new approaches to our work that we can share nationally. Already underway is our pilot partnership with the American Planning Association to create a learning tool for city planners, and our new District Arts Partnership in St. Paul, funded by Knight Foundation.

We need your generosity now more than ever! Please make our ambitious vision a reality with a gift to the FORECAST FUTURE FUND.

Your tax-deductible gift today will mean so much to so many. With you, Forecast Public Art will continue to grow, evolve, and dream BIG.

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Take a look at all the ways we have activated artists and communities in the last year.

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