Public Art Masterclass

The Public Art Masterclass is led by Palm Springs Public Arts Commission Co-Chair Tracy Merrigan and artist Sarah Scheideman. Together they educate the Palm Springs High School Art 2 class on what is Public Art, demonstrate examples from around the world, in the neighborhood and ultimately inspire the students to create their own.

Students then design their own piece of public art and showcase their talents at a local art exhibition hosted by the PSPAC. Our goal is to one day commission a student piece for installation on the High School campus.

Public art master class at palm springs high school

Class of 2020 / Ms. Patterson’s Class / 35 students

2020’s class assignment was for students to design a public art piece and envision it’s location throughout the city of Palm Springs. Students were provided a diorama box to create their site location and craft materials to build a 3 dimensional sculpture to demonstrate their public art concept. The class took place over a course of 3 weeks, starting off with an education in public art and ending with students presenting their work to their class.

We are looking for opportunities to display the work.

Class of 2019 / Ms. Patterson’s Class / 35 students

2019’s class assignment was for students to design a public art piece and envision it’s location throughout the city of Palm Springs. Students were provided a felt materials to demonstrate their public art concept. The class took place over a course of 3 weeks, starting off with an education in public art and ending with students presenting their work to their class.

We hung the students’ work at the Palm Springs Art Museum.