Culture in action
Subtitle: a public art program of Sculpture Chicago
By: curated by Mary Jane Jacob ; essays by Mary Jane Jacob, Michael Brenson, Eva M. Olson.
Contributors: Jacob, Mary Jane.; Brenson, Michael.; Olson, Eva M.; Sculpture Chicago (Organization)
Publisher: Bay Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
Subjects: Sculpture Chicago (Organization); Art and society -- Illinois -- Chicago; Community arts projects -- Illinois -- Chicago; Popular culture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Description: The Chicago-based art program "Culture in Action" addressed such pressing urban issues as minority youth leadership and gang violence, HIV/AIDS caregiving, public housing, multicultural demographics and neighborhood, achievements by women, labor and management relations, and ecology. "Culture in Action" took place from 1992 through 1993 and was organized by Sculpture Chicago, a decade-old visual arts organization that specializes in unique public art and education programs.

Seeking to bridge art and life, eight innovative artist and community partnerships unfolded with results as diverse as a storefront hydroponic garden, a new line of candy, and an ecological field station. These investigations into urban artmaking were activated by participating artists selected by curator Mary Jane Jacob for their interest in critical social issues and testing the boundaries of public art.