Public Space One (PS1) is an artist-led, community-driven, contemporary art center. They aim to provide an independent, innovative, diverse, and inclusive space for making and presenting art; produce unique programs that stretch boundaries and present diverse perspectives; provide resources for artists and cultural educational opportunities; and advocate for the importance of art in everyday life for any and everyone.
Public Space One
Ellen Oliver, "Pulling Plastic," Open Air Media Festival, curated by Zen Cohen and Dana Potter, at Public Space One, 2023.
Jordan Ramsey Ismaiel, "still waves", in Public Space One’s gallery, 2022.
Tim Tabor installs "Day Job Shrine," part of "Post-Consumer Content" curated by Louise Fisher, at Public Space One, 2020.
Center for Afrofuturist Studies artist-in-residence chukwumaa of SCRAAATCH, leads workshop at Public Space One, 2022.
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Grantees
Big Field Fund Announces 2024-25 Grantees, Artists and Art Collectives in Eastern Iowa
5 December 2024
Grantees
Public Space One announces Big Field Fund, $60,000 of grants to be awarded annually to visual artists in eastern Iowa
2 May 2024
Foundation
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Awards Over $4 Million in Grants to 49 Organizations and Institutions
6 July 2023
1964
Philip Johnson commissioned Warhol to make a large-scale work for the exterior for his pavilion for the New York World’s Fair, along with other artists. Warhol’s provocative response, a multiple portrait of ‘Most Wanted Men’ was installed a few days before the opening but was deemed too inflammatory and contrary to the upbeat image of the World’s Fair and the work was taken down.