Usually, I highlight some activities in which I discovered public art during the week. This is throwback week for me. So I’m pulling together a theme – for me but feel free to copy it if it works. You can follow the idea of throwback but I hope you don’t find yourself going in circles all week, LOL. Enjoy your week. 🙂
LAST WEEK’S FABULOUS BLOGGERS
Last week for PPAC #55, I had fun responses from all of you. With all the other challenges, even public and street art, I thank all the bloggers who participate in the Photographing Public Art Challenge. Please honor these bloggers with your visits this week.
- DON’T HOLD YOUR BREATH
- EAT, PLAY, LIVE
- GERIATRI’X’ FOTOGALLERY
- LIN’S DOODLES
- MY CAMERA & I
- NATALIE THE EXPLORER
- NOW AT HOME
- ONE MILLION PHOTOGRAPHS
- PHILOSOPHY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY
- PHOTOGRAPHIAS
- PICTURES IMPERFECT
- SPACE STORIES BY GIFT
- TOURING MY BACKYARD
- TRAVEL WITH ME
- WIDE EYED WONDERINGS
- WOOLLY MUSES
IT’S EASY TO PLAY ALONG WITH #PPAC
- There is no weekly theme even though my post has a theme with murals, statues, fountains, scrap art, graffiti, store windows, seasonal displays, car or art shows, artistic construction, or even artistic neighborhood decor. Photograph the public art that is available to you.
- Art should be freely visible from a public street, freeway, or walkway or inside a publicly accessed building like a library. If you pay, it’s not public.
- Photographers should have free access of use for their photos – no copyrights by the artists.
- The challenge starts every Friday at 9:00 a.m. Phoenix Time and it ends on Thursday at noon.
- Write a post on your blog, publish it, and include a link back to my weekly post not my page preferably in a comment. Sometimes pingbacks are missed. See how to create pingbacks here.
- Take time to visit other PPAC participants throughout the week. I recommend visiting at least two or three other participants in the community and leaving them a comment.
- Have fun! Art is to be enjoyed!
For More Ideas about PPAC…
These early-bird participants (posted by Wednesday at noon) might give you some great ideas about something you’ve never thought about as public art or how to photograph it.
- YOUR BLOG POST GOES HERE
- BOOMER COUPLE’S JOURNAL
- CEE’S PHOTO CHALLENGES
- GERIATRI’X’ FOTOGALLERY
- JOURNEYS WITH JOHNBO
- KANLAON
- LIN’S DOODLES
- NOW AT HOME
- ONE MILLION PHOTOGRAPHS
- PEACEFUL AT DAWN
- PHILOSOPHY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY
- PHOTOGRAPHIAS
- SPACE STORIES BY GIFT
- THE NATURE OF THINGS
- TRAVEL WITH ME
- TRAVELS WITH ALI
- WIDE-EYED WONDERINGS
- WONDERLUST AND WONDERMENT
- WOOLLY MUSES
My Choices for PPAC #56 Publically Going in Circles
Prescott Repurposed Parking Meter
While this might not be intended as public art, it begged me to take its picture. When I started to turn away, I thought I saw its eyes brimming with tears.
Melbourne Sculpture: The Great Petition
This is only the circular part of the sculpture that represented women’s suffrage in Victoria. This sculpture, ‘Great Petition’ commemorates the scroll of 1891 in which suffragettes gained 30,000 signatures written on what was sometimes called the monster scroll. Voting rights were granted in 1908 and the ability to stand in Parliament started in 1923. Victoria was the last state in Australia in which women gained the right to vote.
In the United States, women did not have the right to vote until 1920.
Sedona Bike Rider
This young child is definitely going in circles on circles. I doubt that she ever got to his destination.
Palm Desert Public Art
One of my history friends and I got carried away creating our own art from this public piece. Leslie’s personal peace symbol
Seeing Circles in Kauai
This picture was taken through a circular fence at the Kauai Soto Zen Temple Zenshuji.
Ongoing on Always Write
- July Story Chat, “Not a Proper Job” by another new (to us) author, Philip Cumberland AKA Fenlandphil’s Blog. the Summary is coming next Tuesday.
- WQW #27 (Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays) – “Agreeable Animal Amigos” The only rule is to have at least one quote in your post about the topic. Remember a song can be a quote, too. Then just post a story, poem, or pictures that tie into and respond to your quote or quotes. The last day to post links is Tuesday at 12:00 noon Phoenix time.
Now it’s your turn.
I hope you are inspired to find your own unique art as you travel around with your camera this week, or rummage through your archives. Feel free to double dip and support your own favorite challenges along with PPAC.
Marsha Ingrao - Always Write 
99 responses to “PPAC #56: Publically Going in Circles”
Love the Sedona Bike Rider
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That’s a cute one. That shopping mall has regular statues that they change out. I miss them when they are gone. This one is one of my favorites. 🙂
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Wow!
It’s interesting to know that the shopping mall regularly changes the statues.
Thank you Marsha.
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It’s a very artsy city and the mall is unlike any other-restaurants and art primarily.
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I love the place.
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It is super cool. Come to AZ, and I’ll show you around. 🙂
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Thank you Marsha.
You are a wonderful host.
Sure to land in AZ.😃😃
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Thanks so much, Philo. 🙂
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You are welcome Marsha.
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Thanks for joining this week, Woolly. I added your link to week 57.
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Fabulous post, Ju-Lyn
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WOW, What a post, Philo! 🙂
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Thanks so much for linking. You have a great lion in your post. I don’t see many that colorful. 🙂
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So many different circles and parts of circles in art – enjoyed the variety,
Marsha
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Thanks, Yvette.
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Beautiful red dragons, elephant and the vet’s dogs and cats.
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Beautiful places, you’ve been. 🙂
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Lovely selection, Marsha!
You have highlighted on the the things I love about public art: the interaction with the piece – my favourite is your friend with the peace symbol!
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Thanks, Ju-Lyn. She’s fun. If I’ve already responded on my phone, you can delete my comment. I’ll see you soon on your blog. 🙂
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Wouldn’t have missed these circles for the world. 🙂
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Lovely selection Marsha!
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Thanks, Aletta. 🙂
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LOVE IT! My brain is now humming with “will it go round in circles, will it fly high like a bird up in the sky iiii” LOL
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Glad your brain is humming! Happy flying. 🙂
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Perfect examples of public art.
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Lovely statue. 🙂
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Love all the circles. The ones at the Zen temple in Kauai add interesting elements to the photos and I can totally relate to finding random things on the streets artistic!
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Thanks, Gift. It makes our lives so much more interesting as we are looking for specific items to photograph.
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these are superb circle pictures Marsha. I so connect with the circle of life with is always a delight me with no beginning or end! 💖💖💖
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That sounds super complimentary and philosophical for four little pics of circles, my friend, LOL Many thanks!! ❤️❤️❤️
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Great shot, Liz. I like when people interact with sculptures and statues.
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Loved seeing your gallery of circles from around the world. Loved the Melbourne sculpture, “The Great Petition.” And your friend turning a sculpture into a Peace symbol. So imaginative!
https://anthropologist.wordpress.com/2022/07/22/photographing-public-art-challenge-ppac-56-circles/
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Leslie is a very creative person, especially when movement is involved. The Great Petition was probably my favorite sculpture in Melbourne, and the city had so much art. But that one had some meat and importance attached to it. 🙂
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Thanks for linking.
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I really like you circle images, Marsha! 🌞
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Thanks, Lisa. 🙂 BTW, sorry you didn’t get the pictures I sent you. I have no idea what happened.
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It’s the fault of my phone – or my phone service. Please don’t worry about it! 🌞
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The important thing is you got the pics. 🤗🤗🤗
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Yes!
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Love them especially the sad re-purposed parking meter 🙂
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His eyes must have filled up during the monsoon. No wonder he is so sad.
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Wonderful circles Marsha.
Not really with the theme but I have here some PPAC https://boomercoupletraveljournal.wordpress.com/2022/07/23/public-art-in-budapest/
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You have an amazing assortment of public art in this post, Teresa. 🙂
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Great selection of circles. I love the Sedona cycler. And thank goodness for great friends who model for you.
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Thanks, Donna. I love that statue, too. Yes, Leslie is a joy. I had some of me in the circle, too, but she brings it to life. 🙂
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I never saw a donation station before. I thought it was a parking meter till I looked closer. How very sad!
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I wonder how many people donate to it. I usually use other organizations to donate to, but I’m sure some people use it. I hope it helps. There is a great homeless problem in Arizona. It’s not too bad in Prescott, but Phoenix has a severe problem.
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Why the homeless situation, Marsha? Unemployment, poor wages, high rentals, drugs? We think of America as such an affluent country, but it obviously isn’t nirvana for everyone. I hate to see people living on the streets.
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All of those things contribute to the situation as well as mental health. I have several friends who work with homeless in Visalia through the Rescue Mission and on their own as well. Most people want to get out of the situation but it’s an ordeal getting state help. It’s super depressing. We are working with Vince’s sister to navigate the system. She would be homeless if not for us, four of us are helping her try to get the benefits she is qualified for. I can’t even imagine how depressing it would be to try to figure it out on their own- and that’s without the complications of drugs, alcohol, etc. it’s such a complicated problem.
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Sad that we need these things but good that the need was seen and something is done to help.
As a human race, we fall far short of what is required of us.
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We do, indeed!
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Lighter than air – floating over the bushes. Great perspective, G.
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Some great circles. I particularly like the meter and the child on the bike.
https://linsdoodles.wordpress.com/2022/07/22/ppac56-harrogate/
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Those are two of my favorites, too, Lin.
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Another good idea, to focus on a certain shape in your search for public art (although from your introduction I expected more horses?) That’s something I may try in the future, but for this week I’m taking a leaf out of your book and doubling up with Thursday Trios! So all my examples are threesomes 🙂 I cheated a bit as one wasn’t free to view, but all the rest are. I hope you enjoy them and forgive that little ‘cheat’: https://www.toonsarah-travels.blog/gallery-art-comes-in-threes/
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I think your trios are amazing. It allowed you to get such an eclectic collection. 🙂
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LOL, you caught me. I use each post from the previous week as a template for the next week. I didn’t catch the horsey part, but I just went back to change it. I need a good editor!
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I’ve done a lot of copy-editing over the years but I still make mistakes in my own posts 🤣
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I’ve never seen a single mistake in any of your posts. It’s a lot easy to see someone else’s mistakes. 😄
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My husband sometimes spots them just after I’ve published, but I’ve also seen some in quite old posts from time to time!
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My husband does the same thing. Usually when I’m not even at my computer. LOL
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Marsha, Love your circles and the story behind each. In Canada, women’s right to vote began in the three prairie provinces in 1916. Here’s my entry for PPAC this week:
https://natalietheexplorer.home.blog/2022/07/22/5-notable-lighthouses-in-newfoundland/
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These lighthouses look amazing, Natalie. I’m going back to have a second look when I get to my computer. 🤗🤗🤗
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Hi Natalie, I couldn’t post my comment on your site, but I loved your post. The red and white lighthouse was the most unusual I’ve seen, and of course, the birds made me smile. Thanks for linking to PPAC. I will be by later today to check out your new post. 🙂
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Hi Marsha, your commentary about the petition for women’s suffrage in Australia was very interesting. British women only got the right to vote in 1928.
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It’s not that long ago really. My mom was born in 1926.
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Not long ago at all.
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The Sedona bike rider is wonderful, the Great Petition beautiful but your friend wins today: I love that shot.
Here is mine:
https://photographias.wordpress.com/2022/07/22/ppac-lisbon-12/
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Thanks, Sofia. She’s a clown and a real love.
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Here is my entry for the week. Enjoy 😀
https://ceenphotography.com/2022/07/22/publically-going-in-circles-ppac-56/
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I love how there is so much public art around for everyone to enjoy. We love the murals on the sides of buildings too…and laugh when they are usually the THC places, LOL
XOXO
Jodie
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I love your circles for this week. 😀 😀
I just might have to see what I have 😀 😀
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