I have a vision for
Public School Number Four, aka the Annie Lytle School. There has been talk of
condos, artist's lofts and recently a 55-and-up residential facility, but nothing has come to fruition. I propose making
Public School Number Four, the Annie Lytle School, a contemporary art center modeled after P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Long Island City (Queens), NY. This is a place that you have to
experience for your self. We loved going to P.S.1 when we lived in Brooklyn and I truly believe that Duval can make something like this happen. It will be a world class cultural institution the likes of which the south has never seen. So are we really the "Bold New City of the South" or is that just something to front about? Let's do something amazing for our community and the world...
P.S.1 Profile:
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center is one of the oldest and largest non-profit contemporary art institutions in the United States. An exhibition space rather than a collecting institution, P.S.1 devotes its energy and resources to displaying the most experimental art in the world. A catalyst and an advocate for new ideas, discourses, and trends in contemporary art, P.S.1 actively pursues emerging artists, new genres, and adventurous new work by recognized artists in an effort to support innovation in contemporary art. P.S.1 achieves this mission by presenting its diverse program to a broad audience in a unique and welcoming environment in which visitors can discover and explore the work of contemporary artists. P.S.1 presents over 50 exhibitions each year, including artists’ retrospectives, site-specific installations, historical surveys, arts from across the United States and the world, and a full schedule of music and performance programming.
Imagine
OLB to the next level in
Public School Number Four...
