Fulton County Public Art Program

☀️ This summer, the Public Art Futures Lab is excited to welcome PIN interns Thaís Alvarenga and Daksh Kapoor ( .gatech grads) in partnership with DREAM Sustainability Division alongside SCoRE sustainability intern Rachel Bell, who will be conducting energy audits across county facilities. As their projects intersect, the interns will be in conversation around the ways sustainability data can inform public understanding and creative storytelling.

Supported through the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation (PIN) program, this hybrid internship + artist residency explores how civic sustainability data can become public art. Over the coming months, the interns will visit solar-powered county facilities, meet with sustainability professionals, and translate building-performance data into visual, sonic, or sculptural storytelling experiences.

Fulton County currently has solar installations across 42 county buildings, with a goal of generating 25% of county electricity through solar by 2030. Since 2021, the program has already saved approximately $240,000 in electricity costs while reducing emissions by 5.8 million pounds of CO2e.

We’re grateful to PIN for supporting emerging creatives working at the intersection of art, technology, sustainability, and public impact and excited to share how this work transforms civic data into new forms of public imagination. ⚡️🌱📊

✍️ What’s the issue with AI and art? Help us read the room!

Join us at makerspace for a free working session led by .disalvo Carl DiSalvo and Catherine Wieczorek of .gatech Georgia Tech’s Public Design Workshop.

They’re bringing together artists, curators, and cultural workers to think through what AI means for creative practice right now.

This isn’t about having the “right” answer. We’re interested in hearing from artists working across digital, analog, and hybrid practices we don’t mind whether you’re excited, skeptical, critical, or still figuring it out. All perspectives are welcome.
Together, we’ll map questions, surface tensions, and build language around what feels at stake and working toward a shared framework shaped by the people in the room.

🗓 Saturday, April 25
⏰ 1 - 3 p.m.
📍 Freeside Atlanta, 3043 Commerce Way, Atlanta, Georgia 30354

Important Notes:

✔️ Free with RSVP
✔️ Attendees must provide their own transportation to the site
✔️ Ages 18+

Follow the link in the bio for RSVP and info!

This project is funded by .network with support from Public Art Futures Lab.