Trending Globally: Politics And Policy

The past 18 months have been a strange time for art lovers. Museums and galleries have sat empty. Artistic communities have, like all of us, learned to live in isolation. At the same time, though, there’s been a revolution in how we think of public space in our cities and towns. Streets, parks, and even alleyways have turned into our storefronts, our classrooms, and our museums.  What do these changes mean for the art world, and for arts’ relationship to the rest of the world? On this episode, Trending Globally partnered with ‘Providence Curates’ to explore this question. Providence Curates is a nonprofit made up of artists, writers, and curators, dedicated to expanding and diversifying artistic communities in the region and to reimagining how art can enter the public realm.  This conversation was put together for PVDFest Ideas 2021, an Arts and Ideas festival in Providence, Rhode Island.  Guests on this week’s show:  Jonny Skye is a gallerist based in Providence, RI, and a board member of