New App Highlight's Hartford's Public Urban Art Scene

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

HARTFORD, CT — Folks enjoying a stroll through Connecticut's capital city now have a new app to help them find more information about some wondrous work of art they may stumble upon.

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and the City of Hartford have co-created the Hartford Art Tour, a new mobile app that allows residents to learn about murals and other public art throughout the city while they embark on a self-guided tour.

Created by Hartford Foundation Senior Communications Officer Tom Zeleznock, along with designer Jason Cheshire and developer Stephen Malloy, this free app provides users with the opportunity to explore Hartford and learn about the city’s public artwork and its history.

The app includes more than 100 freely accessible works of art, old and new.

The app features written and audio descriptions of the art and serves as a “digital passport” allowing users to check in when they have visited each piece and keep track of everything they have seen.

Several organizations contributed to the content development of the app, including the City of Hartford’s Office of the Arts and Office of Community Engagement, Greater Hartford Arts Council, Wadsworth Athenaeum, Bushnell Park Conservancy, Riverfront Recapture, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Friends of Keney Park, Colt Park Foundation, and many of the artists whose work is featured in the tour.

“The City of Hartford is quite lucky to have a partner in the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving who puts their resources behind the nexus of innovation, technology and Art,” said Taneisha Duggan, director of Hartford’s Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment.

“The Hartford Art Tour app puts Hartford’s public artwork in your hands, encouraging you to move about our city in a free and fun way to learn about the rich history of our city and its artworks."

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for Hartford and 28 surrounding towns. For more information, visit www.hfpg.org or call 860-548-1888.

For more information on Hartford Art Tour, click on this link.