Urban public realm is a place of contestation between public goods and private interests. In cities across the globe, artists are working at the front lines of this contest - sometimes using art to subvert private interests, but at other times “artwashing” the privatization of space. How can artists, architects, and theorists from cities as diverse as New York, Cairo, and Riyadh mobilize public art to reclaim the commons? What promise - or peril - does digital art and Web3 pose to this collaboration? This panel discussion brings together artists, thinkers, creators, and policy-makers to ponder these questions and propose arts and culture as tools for rebuilding public sphere.

Panelists include:

• Adam Kucharski (Moderator): Co-founder of Wizara and Associate Director of Arts and Culture Consulting for Buro Happold

• Agnes Michalczyk: Educator and public artist

• Abdullah Al-Bayari: Academic and Researcher at Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies

• Gamar Markarian: Independent consultant collaborating with Philadelphia Murals Arts.

• Ahmed Zaazaa: Co-founder of 10 Tooba and Madd Platform.

Attendees may register through Eventbrite, or connect directly with the Zoom link.