The Present in Public

Making the scale of the year visible wherever people gather, wait, work, heal, learn, and reflect.

The Interval - San Francisco, California

This is an ongoing initiative to gift The Present to public spaces as cultural infrastructure; so the year becomes perceptible in daily life.

Suggest a public placement

What a public placement is

A public placement is a single annual timepiece installed in a shared environment.

It is non-digital, non-instructional, and designed to run for decades.

We provide
The timepiece and mounting hardware, installation guidance, and optional documentation.

You provide
A suitable indoor wall location, a point of contact, and approval for the fixture.

Where placements belong

  • libraries and reading rooms
  • university gathering spaces
  • hospital waiting areas and family spaces
  • airports, transit hubs, and civic corridors


Greater Burlington YMCA, Vermont

WFMU - Jersey City, New Jersey

King Street Center - Burlington, Vermont

The Present in Public — King Street Center public placement

Waldorf - Shelburne, Vermont







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