Call for Research Fellow

Forecast’s fourth Change Lab Research Fellow, focusing on Civic Engagement in Public Art


Focus: Civic Engagement & Democratic Participation through Public Art

At a time when civic life is strained by polarization, disconnection, and declining trust, artists across the country are quietly building the infrastructure that democracy depends on. Through public art, they are helping people understand local government, connect across difference, and participate in shaping the places in which they live.

Forecast’s Change Lab is seeking its fourth Research Fellow to explore how public art contributes to civic engagement and democratic participation, defined as:

  • Building civic knowledge and capacity: how people understand civic life and how they can participate in it

  • Strengthening social cohesion: building new connections and relationships between different types of people

  • Creating more responsive institutions: reshaping how our democracy works

Forecast is looking for a Fellow to research and articulate how artists are renewing civic life by using public art to foster connection, knowledge, and change, especially for historically excluded communities. The resulting report will contribute to a national public art policy platform, rooted in justice, human dignity, and democratic vitality.

Michaelyn Logue