What is Public Art. By Rachel DeRosa

In the reading by Suzanne Lacy she asks us what is public art, how does it get made, by whom and for whom. This immediately made me think of all the public areas that I have seen in the three different cities I have lived in.

This is a place in Las Vegas where people have come together to do graffiti. This place is primarily used for photographers to come and use as a public space for photo taking.


The second place I lived was in Oxford, Mississippi where I attended Ole Miss. Every year in May there is this event called Double Decker, and the town square where all the restaurants and shopping is located closes down for the day for people/locals to bring out their art, art that expresses themselves and others. The art is sold, and it gives these artist a chance to be heard and get their work known.










Lastly, and obviously I live in California, and for the last two years I have been going to the Art Walk in Downtown L.A something everyone needs to experience. It is the second Thursday of every month. There are many galleries over 50 and about 10,000 people walk the streets to see the work. It is a place for locals to sell art they have created or collected like vintage clothing or accessories.