Communal Table Discussion: Mobile Art Lab
Open to all. RSVP communaltabledc@gmail.com or call 202-607-0879
The conversation will be with Diane Ruggiero and her Mobile Art Lab. Learn how a repurposed tuck can be used to change a community's perception of where art happens. Diane will bring her Mobile Art Lab truck and park outside Busboys and Poets at the 14th and V Street, NW location. After our conversation we can all go out and experience the Mobile Art Lab. See attached photo.
Mobile Art Lab
The Mobile Art Lab is about activating public spaces and connecting art with people. Launched by the City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts and equipped with traditional and innovative art supplies and equipment, the Mobile Art Lab works with local artists to offer a variety of participatory art projects for people of all ages. Being mobile means visiting destinations and people every week. To know where the Mobile Art Lab will be next, you can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/AlexArtLab.
Diane Ruggiero
Diane Ruggiero is the Director of the Office of the Arts for the City of Alexandria’s Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Activities Department in Alexandria, Virginia. As Director, Diane directs the development and management of a comprehensive City-wide cultural arts program, including the city’s public art program and leads the planning, managing, and evaluating of programs and services which comprises a significant part of the department’s outreach plan. Prior to arriving in Alexandria, Diane was the Superintendent of Cultural Arts for the City of Asheville. While there, Diane directed the City’s public art program, developed and implemented arts programming throughout the city, and lead cultural development initiatives such as smART space
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