What is PUBLIC ARTWhat is PUBLIC ART?
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Overview
What is Public Art?
Benefits of Public Art
Types of Public Art
Connecting with Parks Plan
Planning for Public Art
Funding Sources
Timeline
Contacts
Grove St. Illuminated and Boise Canal
Artist: Amy Westover
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What is Public Art?
“Nomade” by Jaume Plensa
Gateway Park, Des Moines, Iowa
It is commissioned by a very public process
Public money funds the creation of the art piece
It is associated with a sense of longevity.
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Why Public Art?
Public art is a true symbol of a city’s maturity.
It increases a community’s assets
Expresses a community’s sense of identity and values.
Helps green space thrive
“Journeys of the Imagination”
Gary Lee Price
$25,000
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Why Public Art?
Enhances roadsides, walkways, and community gateways
Public art can knit communities together
A well-designed public space can boost real estate values
Creates opportunities for
small local business to thrive
A city with public art is a city that thinks, feels & grows!
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Types of Public Art
Artist: Bill Fitz Gibbons
Sculpture: in the round, relief, mobiles, electronic works, light works; figurative, abstract, statuary
Mosaics including engravings, carvings, frescoes
Fountain & water elements
Fine
art crafts: clay, fiber (tapestries), textiles, wood, metal, plastics, stained glass
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Types of Public Art
Mixed-media video and computer-generated works, collage, photography
Installations
Earthworks and environmental artworks
Desert Passages : 1 mile long exercise trail that features 10 sculptural passages made from native boulders and natural elements.
Artist: Roger Asay and Rebecca Davis
Location: Lookout
Mountain Park, Phoenix
Funding: Parks, Recreation and Library Department, CIP bond funds
Artist Contract Amount: $18,000
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Types of Public Art
Jack Mackie Dancers' Series: Steps
Funding Source
Engineering Department (now part of Seattle Public Utilities) 1% for Art and private businesses in the Broadway Local Improvement
District
Decorative & ornamental elements designed by an artist
Murals, drawings, and paintings; and
Monuments
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Types of Public Art
Architecturally Integrated
Functional elements designed by an artist
River of Trees
Judith and Daniel Caldwell
Hazen Audel
Coeur d’Alene Bench Project
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Public Art Connects with Parks Plan
Art Interventions
Canal Pathways
Residential Pathway
Rail-with-Trail Pathway
Urban Pathways
Innovative Pathway Features
Innovative Roadside Pathways
Signage
Bollards
Landscaping
Fencing
Artist Stewart Wong
Sammamish Park-and-Ride lot
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Planning for Public Art
Defining the Scope
Public art context
Site opportunities
Administration operation
Funding sources
Community involvement
Artist selection and project review
Maintenance
Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor
Chicago, IL
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Planning for Public Art
Identifying Partners
Artists
Architects and planners
Arts and cultural organizations
Neighborhood associations
Social service agencies
Business groups
Community activists
Educational
institutions
Elected officials
Artist: Lawrence Argent
Colorado Convention Center, Denver
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Planning for Public Art
Funding Sources
Percent for Art Ordinance
CIP (Capital Improvement Projects) Bond Funds
Private development
Incentives to encourage voluntary participation
501c3 tax free fund-raising
Foundation grants
State & city governments
Artist David Byrne – NYC Bike Rack
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Planning for Public Art
Timeline
Criteria, site plans, timeline, assignments and visit to site
Call to Artists
Artists' applications and materials must be received for consideration.
Public Art Committee determination
of five finalists for consideration.
Finalists create proposals
Public comment
Coordinate installation with City
Dedication ceremony
Orchard School Fencing, Cleveland, OH
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Public Art Resources
Meridian Arts Commission
Idaho Commission on the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
Project for Public Spaces
Western States Art Federation
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Upcoming Events
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD Auditions - Monday, May 18
ORIGIN Public Art Dedication Ceremony - Tuesday, May 19
CONCERTS on BROADWAY – Saturday, June 20
INITIAL POINT GALLERY – Artist of the
Month
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