Public art encompasses any form of art you see in a public place, large or small, statues, murals, graffiti, gardens, parks, etc. The art should be visible from streets, sidewalks, or outdoor public places. Let your imagination and photographic eye show us diverse samples all over the world.
As the new year is about to begin, Cee and I met this week about the future of PPAC. As all of you know, Cee has an abundance of challenges that she hosts, and she had decided to step away from co-hosting PPAC on a regular basis. We will still see her as a participant occasionally and a guest host when I’m away, but for now she is taking a much-needed break. She redesigned our logo as a going-away present, and we will have her dynamic photo as the co-founder of this challenge. Thank you, Cee for your constant encouragement and advice as we launched this amazing photo challenge together.
The Photographing Public Art Challenge will continue to run from Friday at 9:00 am Phoenix time to the following Thursday at noon. Thanks again to all of you who have made this a fun challenge for both of us for over six months. You can check out my PPAC page for additional details.
Last week for PPAC #28, I had a marvelous response from all of you. I want to say thank you to each of you for joining along in PPAC. Here are the featured bloggers for this week. Their posts really grabbed my attention. They are all worthy of a second or third look.
FEATURED BLOGGERS
My Choices for PPAC #29
Once in a while you find benches that are worthy of being called public art. We found this bench sitting outside of a fast-food restaurant where I least expected something artsy. As you would expect, it’s a little worn in places, but it is not the most comfortable seating available there which protects it.
This next magnificent bench we found in Sedona in the Tlaquepaque Shopping Center known for its artwork. Granted it was for sale, but for the time it was public art. I did not sit on it. Would you have?
This last piece of public art we found while hiking on a trail at a vista pullout on Highway 179 as we approached Bell and Courthouse Rock in Sedona.
Now it’s your turn.
Take us for a spin around your world to see the public art you love and tell us your stories if you like.
Marsha Ingrao - Always Write 
52 responses to “PPAC # 29: Artistic Seating”
Hi Marsha,
I’m not sure if I’m ahead of time with this week’s challenge
https://travelswithali.com/2022/01/07/ppac-🐘herd-of-hope-elephants-🐘/
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You are perfect for today’s challenge, Ali. I don’t pick up any of last weeks after about noon.
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Thanks ..I’ve ping backed on both!
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Got ’em! Thanks, Alison! 🙂
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Perfect choices, Julie.
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Great idea to feature benches as public art – some of them certainly merit it! I’m skipping this week because I’m still immersed in the ‘favourite photos of 2021’ Lens Arts challenge, but I’ll find something for you for next week!
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Here you go, Marsha, I didn’t forget about you and other art blobbers. This is the final post from Piran and it contains the art soup of various bits that didn’t fit in any of my previous six posts in this series. Enjoy! And happy 2022! Over here it started really good.
https://manjameximexcessive6.wordpress.com/2022/01/04/ppac-piran-7-art-mix/
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Oh, and I adore all your benches, especially the cool croc.
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Thanks, Manja. I loved the croc, too.
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I’m speechless – just wow!
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I hope to join you for some of the fun things you do. This series in particular and some of your writing activities. Going to be on the lookout for some PPAC in my area to share. Love that gorgeous bench!! Funny, I was thinking only murals and graffiti would satisfy this theme but look at the other public art!!
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I’m so thrilled you are going to join us! I am inspired by all those who join in with everything from birdhouses to signs on the side of a large building and carvings in the sidewalk. Art is all around us just for the looking. It’s a joy to host it! 🙂
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I love the one you found in Sedona, Marsha! Wishing you the best hosting PPAC! ❤
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Thank you, Miriam. I hope you will join me at least from time to time. Cee and I have had a lot of fun with it.
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I took part in many of Cee’s challenges some years ago. I got busy with things and dropped them. She lived in Canby at the time and we talked about getting together! I dropped many challenges and would like to pick them up, perhaps do each of them once a month. I would like to put the PPAC on my schedule, Marsha.
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I’m so glad, Miriam. If you are there this summer when I go, we should have coffee at least. 🙂
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I have to coordinate with my daughter about the summer. I went last year but her husband, Will, made plans for the whole summer. I ended up going to two trips with them. But that was okay because she started a job as account payable. She worked part of the days during their vacation. I watched the kids.
I’ll let Will know that I’ll be there at least once during July and August.
I’ll be going in mid February, end of March, May, June, August, and September. They may come for Thanksgiving, then we’ll go for Christmas. 😊
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You really love it there. If our kids were there we might go more often!
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I just bookmarked your blog, Marsha! I’ll do some planning this week.
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Thank you so much, Miriam. Thanks for letting me know so much more about WOTY.
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That bench is truly incredible!
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LOVE that bench.. I marvel at the workmanship Marsha! 💖💖💖
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I’m assuming you mean the wooden one. The others were probably a bit of work too, but not like that one.
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Oops yes that’s the one my eye went too yes 🙌
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The wooden bench is so different!
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It was gorgeous and I think about $4,000 USD.
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It’s a lot of money in South African Rands!
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It’s a lot of money in the USA. It’s way over my budget!
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😊😜
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Love the Restaurant clicks!
Superb artistry but uncomfortable to sit and enjoy 😄😄
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Thanks so much! I doubt if many sit on it!
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[…] having this one sidewalk masterpiece to post on the Photographing Public Art Challenge, I looked in my archives for a few other works of “art” on the […]
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what a good eye to spot those benches; the first one was a little too ornate for me, but I quite enjoyed the last two benches…
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Thanks, Jim! Have a seat!
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👍
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I love your bench theme! And, these are such great examples of making something you see every day into a piece of art.
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Thank you so much Janis.
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Oh Marsha, I’m really liking your benches this week. They are unusual and very artsy 😀 😀
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Aren’t those cool? I love the reptilian one partly because it was so unexpected.
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Oh I so agree 😀
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🙂
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Interesting concept of artistic benches. I’ve seen a few over the years. My favorite is a bench in front of a church in Fargo with a homeless Jesus sleeping on the bench. There is still room to sit on the bench, so it qualifies.
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That is cool. He was homeless.
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For months after the sculpture was installed, the local police got routine calls about a homeless person sleeping on the bench in front of the church.
I guess that’s a testament to the realistic nature of the sculpture. 🙂
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LOL, I’ll look forward to that post! 🙂
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