Curation over directory
A list of artists is not a solution. Real curation means understanding a space, a community, and a brief - then matching them with intention and expertise.
Artist-led network
People Behind the Projects
Monochronicle is an urban art and design studio that transforms public spaces through collaborative creativity and innovative technology. We work with artists, designers, architects, engineers, fabricators, and public art experts to deliver impactful, site-specific works.
We also serve as an independent advisory committee for artist selection, helping organizations make fair, transparent, and expertise-driven decisions. Backed by proprietary open call software and an extensive network, we provide both tools and oversight from concept to installation.
I started as a curator representing street artists and kept wondering why cities with serious public art budgets were getting mediocre results. Then I joined the boards running those programs and saw it firsthand — the selection process was the problem. I dedicated my career to researching it and built Monochronicle to standardise it: structured open calls, AI-assisted review, and tools that give administrators confidence and fair process for artists. The goal is the same on both sides — the right art in the right place.
Iryna Kanishcheva
Founder
The story
From the streets of Europe To Building the system.
Iryna began her career as a street art photographer - documenting murals across Europe and the United States, holding solo and collective exhibitions, and building an instinctive understanding of what it takes to place significant art in public space. When she moved to Gainesville, Florida, she noticed the city had almost no murals. In 2015, she proposed a solution to the city and founded 352Walls - curating its first year with international artists and initiating what would become a cultural program for years.
Behind-the-scenes of art committees troubled her. Municipal programs with serious budgets consistently produced work below the quality those budgets should have made possible. The problem was not money, and it was not talent. It was the selection process - vague briefs, limited tools, and broken platforms that served neither artists nor administrators well.
Iryna spent the following years researching it from the inside. She joined public art selection boards, ran open calls on platforms like CaFÉ and CODAworx, and sat on committees deciding the fate of applications submitted by artists who had no idea how the process actually worked. She earned an MBA from UF Warrington College of Business and pursued specialised study in Public Policy and Artificial Intelligence.
In 2021, she launched Monochronicle - a full-cycle public art commissioning platform built around the conviction that both sides of the commission deserve better. Today, the platform serves municipalities, designers, and art administrators across the United States, with a network of vetted artists and patent-pending advanced systems developed in direct partnership with working administrators.
Our purpose
We inspire people to invest in art by revealing its true value
Our best work doesn't come from compliance, but from clients who know early on that art will define their project. That conviction delivers extraordinary outcomes.
Process over compliance
Administrators do not need more artists - they need a better process. We build the structure that makes great decisions possible and defensible.
Artist-centered by design
Every tool and workflow on this platform was built around how artists actually work - because when the process works for artists, better art gets made for everyone.
The same care we would give our own
We treat every commission as if it were our own - from first conversation to final installation - because the work we place will outlast all of us.
Our team
Meet the people behind the projects.
A practitioner-led team - every person here has worked on both sides of the commission. We bring together curation, production, technology, and policy expertise, all focused on making public art actually work.
Founder & CEO, Monochronicle
Monochronicle founder and public art curator with 10+ years leading mural projects, immersive festivals, international collaborations, and AI-driven art administration.
Founder, No Good Deeds Art
Seven-plus years leading SHINE and working across artist relations, curation, project management, collaborative partnerships, and creative placemaking.
Production designer, Monochronicle
Founder of Energy Science Unlimited, focused on large-scale installations, production management, light and laser shows, and interactive systems.
Public art specialist, Arts in State Buildings
University of Florida Art in State Buildings program; chair of the City of Gainesville's Art in Public Places Trust and executive board member of FAPAP.
Founder, PAW Arts
Expert in policy, collection management, professional development, and strategic guidance with clients ranging from U.S. municipalities to international clients.
Public Art Consultant
Award-winning leader, curator, and writer. Founder, Forecast Public Art and Public Art Review; committee member with the Institute for Public Art and Public Art Exchange.
Founder & CEO, DTEAM
IT leader with 17+ years across healthcare, fintech, logistics, and e-commerce, specializing in scalable team building, process optimization, and AI-powered transformation.
