Public Art by the Book

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Public Art by the Book is a nuts and bolts guide for arts professionals and volunteers creating public art in their communities. Must a public art program depend on public funding, public-private partnerships, or both? What are the roles that citizens can play in their community’s public art program? Can artists themselves ever initiate public artistic endeavors? With a wealth of wisdom on practical issues, this book offers information on a lot of topics such as public art planning, funding, and governance; establishing legal agreements with artists; and commissioning single artistic endeavors or creating comprehensive art programs.

Since the earliest monuments and memorials were installed in the US, definitions of public art have continued to evolve. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency saw the creation of the Works Progress Administration and the beginning of comprehensive federally sponsored art programs, and 1950s Philadelphia became the first city to pass percent-for-art legislation. As artists have turned their attention toward creating in the public realm quite than simply placing their art in public spaces, public art has assumed a much wider role in community life than ever before. For the reason that 1990s, the public art resources to be had to artists and their communities have greatly expanded.Lately there are more than three hundred government-funded public art programs in the US, along with scores of public-private partnerships and private agencies creating art in public spaces.

Public Art by the Book is the definitive resource for information on public art for local government, arts agencies, arts professionals, and artists themselves. Examples included are cited from cities such as Charlotte, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, and Seattle.

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