Toolkit

Equip artists and administrators in your community with the skills to create and facilitate public art. Forecast offers a dual-track virtual training series to expand both local artist and administrator capacity.

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05 Field Guide for Working with Artists

Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD)

The Field Guide for Working with Artists outlines recommendations and existing models of working with artists to facilitate integrating art and artists into the work of CRWD. The guide covers a broad range of art approaches that include a residency model, short-term engagement, internships, commissions, and inclusion of artist on project teams. It is intended as a flexible, living document rather than a static list of prescriptive recommendations.

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Explore CRWD's Field Guide

Photo by Caroline Yang. CRWD’s 20th Anniversary Celebration and Mississippi River of Iron Pour, September 21, 2018.

06 Artist-in-Residence in Government Readiness Assessment

CAIR Lab

Are you excited about artist-in-residence in government programs? Find out if you're ready.

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Assess Your AIR-in-Government Readiness

07 6 Reasons Government Should Collaborate with Artists

Mallory Rukhsana Nezam Medium

Artists and government have a future together. But why now, and why artists?

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Consider These 6 Reasons

Photo: Amanda Lovelee’s “Pop-Up Meeting” / Public Art St. Paul.

08 Find an Artist Facilitator

Forecast Public Art

Artists can help surface community concerns and facilitate conversations and creative engagements in support of community goals. Engage Forecast's team now to learn more about hiring and commissioning artists to help surface voices in your community.

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