The Creative Revolution is Here.

Each year, it is our distinct honor to present our list of Creative Revolutionaries: artists, commissioners, and practitioners who provide the vision, connections, and practical leadership needed to turn ambition into impact. 

What is a Creative Revolutionary? 

A CODAworx Creative Revolutionary is an annual designation awarded to artists, commissioners, and creative practitioners who reshape public spaces and redefine our relationship with art. Rather than simply reacting to changing times, Creative Revolutionaries are characterized by their ability to turn ambitious artistic visions into real-world civic impact, driving positive, forward-thinking changes in the field of commissioned public art.

The program recognizes the artists, commissioners, and practitioners who provide the vision, connections, and practical leadership needed to turn ambition into impact. Many of those recognized here were nominated by their peers, underscoring not only excellence, but influence within the field.

Now, CODAworx is searching for the next generation of Creative Revolutionaries — visionaries who shift our thinking, challenge our habits, and change how we move through the world.

These are the individuals redefining our relationship with art through bold uses of materials, unexpected technologies, boundary-pushing design, and transformative interventions in public space. Quietly and persistently, through the impact of their practice, they reframe what art can be. Now we want YOUR help in identifying them. 

Tell us about the individuals who have influenced your work, sparked your imagination, or expanded your understanding of what’s possible.

Please submit your nomination(s)—anyone working across the public art ecosystem—by Monday, November 30. CODAworx will tally the results, and in February we’ll feature 25 Creative Revolutionaries on the CODAworx website, just in time to ignite inspiration for the year ahead.