Morton Brown is a public art consultant operating in Pittsburgh, PA. His professional areas of interest and expertise include managing conservation of outdoor works of art; administering new commissions of public art; artist selection and fabrication; facilitating collaborative art-making processes with artists, architects, community and commissioning agents; space planning for the integration of works of art in the landscape and managing the creation and commission of public art. Morton is an artist, and is also a part-time faculty member of Robert Morris University, teaching history of visual communications, foundation drawing, 2D and 3D design courses since 2020.
Originally from Arkansas, Brown completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Central Arkansas in 1996. While he earned his Master of Fine Arts in painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Brown also worked as a mural artist with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program completing two murals before moving to Pittsburgh in 2001. From 2003 to 2007, Brown helped create and administer the Sprout Public Art Program, a program of the nonprofit Sprout Fund. During Brown’s tenure, the program hired local artists to paint more than 30 community murals throughout the region. From 2009-2015, Brown served as the Public Art Manager of the City or Pittsburgh. In this role, Brown completed all activity under the oversight of the City’s Art Commission, including approval of proposals for new permanent structures on City property, maintenance of the City’s collection of art, conservation and relocation of artworks and the creation of new permanent and temporary works of art.
Part of the Eclipse Festival Series
Eclipse-themed STEAM assembly and workshop with Morton Brown and UCA Art/Math/Science faculty
Apr. 1, 2024 | 9-11 am | Morrilton Intermediate School
Eclipse-themed STEAM assembly and workshop with Morton Brown and UCA Art/Math/Science Education faculty
Apr. 2, 2024 | 9-11 am | Carolyn Lewis Elementary School
Class Visit with ART 3315 Students (Contemporary Media)
Apr. 3, 2024 | 2:40-5:20 pm | Windgate Center 3D Studio 105
Public Lecture: “Inflatable Public Art, LUNA the Eclipse Superhero,” by Morton Brown
Apr. 3, 2024 | 7-8 pm | Windgate Center Lecture Hall 167
Eclipse Kick-off Event with Sean Ardoin and LUNA the Eclipse Superhero, by Morton Brown
Apr. 4, 2024 | 1:40-2:30 pm | Estes Stadium