Public Benefit is an art exhibition by Lisa Van Dusen that reveals Palo Alto’s Privately Owned Public Open Spaces (POPOS), public spaces hiding in plain sight. Through research, installation, and activations, the project invites the Public to notice, explore, and reclaim access to these 12 sites created as a Public Benefit for you, the Public.

This installation was shown at Tahoe Gallery in Incline Village, Nevada, and at Avenidas, situated among the seven POPOS in downtown Palo Alto in 2025.

Palo Alto POPOS in the News:

Palo Alto Online / Palo Alto Weekly