Philo Northrup
Reno, Nevada, United States
ArtCar artist for 30 years
<p>I’ve been making ArtCars for 30 years. I’ve driven my six ArtCars from Canada to Mexico; from San Francisco across the Nevada deserts; over the Rocky Mountains, and deep in the heart of Texas. I’ve driven an ArtCar just about every day since 1983.</p> <p>So I feel comfortable agreeing with Harvard’s John Beardsley in stating that "ArtCars are the quintessential public art of our time." ArtCars integrate art into the everyday world, they personify <em>Productive Play</em>, and bring joy wherever they go.</p> <p>This is why Harrod and I started ArtCar Fest<sup>®</sup> in 1997 – to bring this great medium to the public. Since that time we’ve mounted many exhibitions and organized many ArtCar tours. ArtCar Fest exhibitions have been featured by the <em>Smithsonian</em> and <em>National Geographic</em> channels, <em>The NY times</em>, <em>Washington Post</em>, <em>Wall St. Journal, LA Times, Artweek, Juxtapoz, Wired, Stern </em>and many others.</p> <p> My 2003 ArtCar tour was the SF Weekly cover story. My 2007 ArtCar tour to Arizona’s <em>Art Car World</em> Museum (founded by Harrod Blank) earned a <em>National Endowment for the Arts</em> award.</p> <p> Now we want to bring ArtCar Fest to Reno, Nevada and bring ArtCars from around the country to witness Reno’s renaissance. </p>
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