Workshops

Workshops

Our workshops empower participants to articulate their thoughts and ideas visually. Individuals at schools, universities and beyond get the unique opportunity to contribute to a global art conversation through the medium of golden balloons.

Join Silence Was Golden today. It’s your chance to be part of a truly global art sensation. Express what matters to you with golden balloons and see your message become part of a worldwide dialogue on freedom, equality, and connection. Ready to make your statement?

Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, USA
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Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, USA
United States, Sacramento, Tower Bridge - United, Silence was Golden, gold balloons
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, USA
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Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, USA
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Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, USA

Public Art Live was a workshop at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California.

“Don’t miss the chance to be part of a global public art experience. Continuing their series on public art, the Crocker will host the art project Silence Was Golden, created by the internationally-based public arts organization Public Delivery. What does place mean to you? What makes a place yours, and how do shared experiences create places of community?”

United States, Ohio, Olmsted Falls High School - Sacrifice, golden balloons, Silence was Golden
Olmsted Falls High School, Ohio, USA
Singapore, LASALLE College of the Arts - Silence was Golden, gold balloons
Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore
China, Wuxi, Taihu University of Wuxi - Lucky, Silence was Golden, gold balloons
Wuxi Taihu Academy, Wuxi, China
Germany, Bonn, Kunstmuseum Bonn - Lovers, Silence was Golden, gold balloons
Friedrich-Ebert-Gymnasium, Bonn, Germany
United States, New York, Brooklyn, Untapped New York office - Explore, Silence was Golden, gold balloons
Untapped Cities Magazine, New York
Germany-Berlin-Luxury-305-Silence-Was-Golden-gold-balloons, Culture Open Source Forum 2017, Berlin, Germany
Culture Open Source Forum 2017, Berlin, Germany
Museum Of Conflict, Ahmedabad, India
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Conflictorium, Museum of Conflict, Ahmedabad, India
Conflictorium, Museum of Conflict, Ahmedabad, India
Conflictorium, Museum of Conflict, Ahmedabad, India

The original plan was to take the pictures near the dumping grounds in Ahmedabad. However, we couldn’t get permission to take pictures there and the ones we did manage to take did not turn out great due to the dust and traffic near the place. We decided to take the pictures near the sorry tree at the museum. The Sorry Tree is a tree where visitors hang their apologies. An act of humility and forgiveness against conflict.
US, Birmingham, Alabama, The Four Spirits, Kelly Ingram Park - I Fly
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Finland, Turku, Kupittaa Park (Kupittaanpuisto) – Silence, Silence was Golden, gold balloons
The Summer University of Turku (Turun kesäyliopisto), Turku, Finland
Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Beijing, China
Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Beijing, China
Thailand, Nakhonpanom, Ban Sang Paen School - No Plan, 2016, Silence was Golden, golden balloons, workshop
Ban Sang Paen School, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Mostar, Old Bridge (Stari Most), Silence was Golden, gold balloons
Local Democracy Agency, Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Lebanon, Batroun - Icon, Silence Was Golden, gold balloons
Common Future Fund & Offrejoie, Kfifan, Lebanon
India, Bodhgaya - Peace, Silence Was Golden, gold balloons
Maitreya School, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India
US, Long Beach, Long Beach City Beach - Sensation, Silence Was Golden, gold balloons
California State University, Long Beach
Spain, Madrid, Templo de Debod - Sharing, Silence Was Golden, gold balloons
Universidad Eclesiástica San Dámaso, Madrid, Spain
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United Nations, Kabul, Afghanistan
Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan, Taipei, Museum of Contemporary Art, Noisy, Silence Was Golden, gold balloons
Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan, Taipei, Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Anxious, Silence Was Golden, gold balloons
Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan, Elephant Mountain, Nose, Silence Was Golden, gold balloon
Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan, Taipei, 228 Peace Memorial Park - Hustle, Silence Was Golden, gold balloons
Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan

Public Delivery collaborated with the Taipei Museum of Contemporary Art, Taiwan’s first museum dedicated exclusively to contemporary art and one of Asia’s most prominent art institutions.

Words were collected through an open call and then performed together with a variety of people, including students from Tainan National University of the Arts, National Taiwan Normal University, Tamkang University and Taipei Jingmei Girls High School in different locations all over Taipei.

Pacific University Oregon, Oregon, USA
United States, Forest Grove, Oregon, Pacific University, Marsh Hall - Untitled, Silence was Golden, gold balloons
Pacific University Oregon, Oregon, USA

I’m “E”, who has been auditing a Contemporary Art History class as an alum at Pacific University Oregon in Forest Grove, Oregon.

As I followed a rabbit hole, started by Gelitin’s “Hase,” my link clicking brought me to your project. After talking to the professor, selling it as making history during an Art History class, she let me present the idea of participating to the class. They agreed.

Earlier in the term, one of my classmates pointed out that several of the works we had discussed had been titled “Untitled.” We all chuckled at the prof’s response; wish I could recall it. So, it was an instant hit when we were selecting a word. Besides, it had the correct number of letters.

Colombia, Cartagena, Getsemaní, The Church of the Holy Trinity (Iglesia de la Trinidad) - Champ, Silence was Golden, gold balloons
SOS Children’s Village, Cartagena, Colombia
Cape Verde, Praia - Continent, Silence Was Golden, gold balloons
Liceu Ludgero Lima school, Praia, Cape Verde
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Mana Contemporary, New Jersey, USA
Thailand, Nonthaburi - Better, Silence Was Golden
Prachabodi School, Pak Kret, Thailand
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Prachabodi School, Pak Kret, Thailand
Phonsung Youth Center, Vang Vieng, Laos -- Laos-Vang-Vieng-Smile
Phonsung Youth Center, Vang Vieng, Laos
Laos, Vang Vieng, Smile, Silence was Golden, gold balloons
Phonsung Youth Center, Vang Vieng, Laos
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Public Art Festival, Athens, Greece
Greece, Athens, Areopagus (Λόφος Αρείου Πάγου) - City, Silence was Golden, gold balloons
Public Art Festival, Athens, Greece
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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Women and Girls Safe Space (Kadın Sağlığı Danışma Merkezi Projesi), Ankara, Turkey
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Women and Girls Safe Space (Kadın Sağlığı Danışma Merkezi Projesi), Ankara, Turkey
Thailand, Bangkok, Sammajivasilpa School (โรงเรียนสัมมาชีวศิลป) - Family, Silence was Golden, gold balloons
DEAR Burma school, Bangkok, Thailand

DEAR Burma is a school in Bangkok, Thailand, open every Sunday, providing free education for Burmese migrant workers. All have fled the longest on-going civil war in the world in their home country in search of a better life. Burma consists of 135 ethnic groups, many of which have conflicts which each other. At DEAR Burma, Burmese from all ethnic backgrounds come together to study together peacefully like family.
Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, South Korea
Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, South Korea

The Asia Culture Center is a 161,000-square-meter cultural center, promoting the city as a Mecca of culture and arts in Asia. Located in the heart of the city, it’s been built on the site of the Gwangju Uprising, which is widely considered the birthplace of the modern democratic movement in South Korea and an important place for civil resistance in Asia.

More than 200 people may have died in the unrest. Ever since this event, Gwangju has been trying to change into a place that’s internationally recognized for its cultural relevance.

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Cambodian Children’s Fund, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Cambodian Children’s Fund, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Cambodian Children’s Fund, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Mungemorit Soum EBS, Mungemorit, Mongolia
Mongolia, Mungunmorit - Silence was Golden, gold balloons
Mungemorit Soum EBS, Mungemorit, Mongolia
Sacramento Republic Football Club, Sacramento
Sacramento Republic Football Club, Sacramento
Sacramento Republic Football Club, Sacramento

The Sacramento Republic is a professional soccer club from Sacramento. They are part of the United Soccer League. Shot at their home stadium, Bonney Field, this performance featured the entire team, coaching staff, trainers and a small group of select fans.

“Those familiar with the rich history of Sacramento know that our city motto is Urbs Indomita. Translation? The Indomitable City is a name associated with Sacramento since its infancy because its citizens would not easily be subdued. They did not surrender to fire, floods or disease. They desired and were destined to thrive, literally moving rivers and raising their city to create a vibrant community. That fighting spirit is no different over 160 years later and lives on with Sacramento Republic FC.”