Creative Communities: Building Futures Through Public Art

Creative Communities: Building Futures Through Public Art

Join us in person for an inspiring event all about how public art transforms neighborhoods and brings people together.

Led by Atlanta artist Ellex Swavoni, this workshop will pull back the curtain on the journey from concept to production, sharing the specific planning and collaboration frameworks she uses in her own practice. Drawing on her experience as a public artist working with commercial and municipal institutions, Ellex will provide a behind the scenes look at navigating complex partnerships without losing your creative identity as well as how to be mindful of the communities you serve while producing public works.

Ellex Swavoni (b. 1992, Louisville, Kentucky) is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the intersection of science, history, and speculative world-building. Her work has been featured in exhibitions across the United States, including A Way Among Ways at Jackson Hartfield Airport and Cypher at Fierman Gallery in New York. Deeply influenced by technology and communal offerings, her practice investigates cultural memory and speculative storytelling. Through ongoing research, she creates immersive experiences that bridge science, history, and possibility, inviting audiences to engage art as both a sensory and intellectual journey.