The document provides an overview of the history and funding sources of taxpayer supported public art programs, examples of different types of public art including integrated, situated, and temporary installations, and explains the typical process for public art projects including using requests for qualifications and proposals. It also includes tips for artists interested in public art projects and sample budgets for recent public art installations in various cities.
Compiled and written by Karin Eaton, Executive Director, Mural Routes, and presented at 12th National Mural Symposium, Canada, in October 2009. A overview of the contemporary usage of mural and wall art, as submitted by the international mural art community and members of Mural Routes.
Compiled and written by Karin Eaton, Executive Director, Mural Routes, and presented at 12th National Mural Symposium, Canada, in October 2009. A overview of the contemporary usage of mural and wall art, as submitted by the international mural art community and members of Mural Routes.
USk Chicago ArchiSketch Tour 2016
Urban Sketchers Chicago 2016 Sketch Seminar. Chicago Architecture is an invaluable gift for an Urban Sketcher. Rarely can such a variety of schools and styles be seen within walking distance of each other, and sketched in just a few hours. Architecture Sketching Tour will do just that.
Exploration of architecture through storytelling and sketching. Grant Park: Michigan Avenue & Congress Parkway. Ebook includes my notes, images and timing so you can DIY.
Buildings & structures include:
Chicago Club
Van Buren Metra Art Nouveau Entrance
Michigan Avenue Streetwall between Van Buren and Congress
Fine Arts Building
Auditorium Buildings (Roosevelt University)
Entrance to Grant Park at Congress: Bowman and Spearman
Buckingham Fountain
North Presidents Court with Sitting Lincoln
Jackson & Michigan: Railway Exchange and Strauss buildings
Oeuvre of the incomplete Exhibition ReportAyẹni Ọlájídé
Oeuvre of the Incomplete is an exhibition organised by the department of architecture students in the University of Lagos. Curated by Ayẹni Ọlájídé and Ìfẹ́olúwa Ọ̀ṣúnkọ̀yà, the exhibition featured five artists; Yusuf Sanni, Kehinde Balogun, Quadri Sorounke, Philip Fagbeyiro, and Chris Iduma. With visitors from within and outside of the university.
A brief introduction of my experience and visual portfolio.
Jarvis Grant Imaging provides innovative yet practical solutions for your photographic imaging, illustration, design, and educational requirements. As a small and flexible company, our purpose is to offer you and your organization MAYA, the Most Advanced Yet Acceptable communication solution.
USk Chicago ArchiSketch Tour 2016
Urban Sketchers Chicago 2016 Sketch Seminar. Chicago Architecture is an invaluable gift for an Urban Sketcher. Rarely can such a variety of schools and styles be seen within walking distance of each other, and sketched in just a few hours. Architecture Sketching Tour will do just that.
Exploration of architecture through storytelling and sketching. Grant Park: Michigan Avenue & Congress Parkway. Ebook includes my notes, images and timing so you can DIY.
Buildings & structures include:
Chicago Club
Van Buren Metra Art Nouveau Entrance
Michigan Avenue Streetwall between Van Buren and Congress
Fine Arts Building
Auditorium Buildings (Roosevelt University)
Entrance to Grant Park at Congress: Bowman and Spearman
Buckingham Fountain
North Presidents Court with Sitting Lincoln
Jackson & Michigan: Railway Exchange and Strauss buildings
Oeuvre of the incomplete Exhibition ReportAyẹni Ọlájídé
Oeuvre of the Incomplete is an exhibition organised by the department of architecture students in the University of Lagos. Curated by Ayẹni Ọlájídé and Ìfẹ́olúwa Ọ̀ṣúnkọ̀yà, the exhibition featured five artists; Yusuf Sanni, Kehinde Balogun, Quadri Sorounke, Philip Fagbeyiro, and Chris Iduma. With visitors from within and outside of the university.
A brief introduction of my experience and visual portfolio.
Jarvis Grant Imaging provides innovative yet practical solutions for your photographic imaging, illustration, design, and educational requirements. As a small and flexible company, our purpose is to offer you and your organization MAYA, the Most Advanced Yet Acceptable communication solution.
The Past, Present & Future of The Van Wezel Performing Arts HallPurple People
A Community Conversation at the Crocker - January 29, 2023.
Sponsored by the Historical Society of Sarasota County and Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation.
Public Art in Cardiff: Peter D Cox Cardiff Civic Society event Chapter 04042011Peter Cox
Slides only (sadly no script but see http://tinyurl.com/ccstalk2
for article) about public art in the city.
Second in a series of talks/discussions about the aesthetics of city life - more details on cardiffcivicsociety.org.
Peter D Cox can be followed on twitter @peterdcox
Slides for a short lecture presentation I gave on selling internet art (both commercial and alternative economies). Salon 1 "The Art of Success" with co-presenters Jeff Stark and Zach Blas, Abandon Normal Devices Festival in Manchester, UK on August 30, 2012.
1. John Kotarski – Ann Arbor Public Art Commissioner
Aaron Seagraves – Ann Arbor Public Art Administrator
1. Brief History of Taxpayer Supported Public Art
2. Funding Sources
3. Terminology – a mixed bag
4. Examples
5. Process – RFQ & RFP
6. Tips for Artists
2. Taxpayer Public Art – A Brief History
Hero on Horseback – Central Park Gates
• Federal Triangle Building 1900-1920
• Federal Art Project 1935-1943
• Percent for Art – Municipal
• Philadelphia 1959, Baltimore 1963, San Francisco 1967,
Seattle 1973, Ann Arbor 2007
• Percent for Art – State
• Hawaii 1997, Maine 1973, Washington 1974, Montana 1983,
Oklahoma 2004
• National Endowment for the Arts 1965
3. Public Art Funding Sources
• Percent for Art
• Millage Tax
• Crowdfunding - Kickstarter
• Developer’s fees
• TIF (Tax increment financing) – Downtown Development Authorities
• Foundation grants, including those from National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
• Neighborhood appeals
• Parking meter revenue
• Hotel/motel taxes (Transient Occupancy Tax)
• Sales tax revenue
• Proceeds from the sale of city land
• Funds pooled with the County State and city governments
• Historical societies and commissions
• Local companies (including locally based branches of national corporations)
• Utilities
• Arts councils and advisory boards
• Museums, Art centers
4. Public Art - A Mixed Vocabulary
Site integrated: Integrated into the construction of a facility, usually through design team
process
Site specific: Designed for a specific location but can be detached if necessary
Portable Works: Paintings, prints, photographs, glass, ceramic, small sculptures that are
displayed in public places and can be moved to alternative spaces
Temporary Art: Short-term artwork, often tied programmatically to the work or mission of
an event or organization. Interchangeably used with Installation art.
Installation Art: Art that temporarily transforms a space. - interactive or performance art
5. Public Art - A Mixed Vocabulary
Gateways: Creating a sense of arrival.
Transit/wayfinding: Providing orientation for travelers.
Murals: Part of a town-enhancement strategy.
Performance Art: Interdisciplinary performance mostly unscripted and usually presented
only one time
Placemaker Art: Defines a community gathering place
Street Furniture: Benches, Streetlights, hatch covers/pavement, gates and fences, wall
decoration
6. Integrated Public Art
Nisbet Road Pedestrian Bridge
Phoenix, Arizona
Alavadaro Water Treatment Plant, San
Diego. Branded questions about San
Diego water history, 1998
Pima Freeway, Scottsdale, Arizona
10. Myrtle Edwards Park, Michael Heizer
Adjacent, Against, Upon, 1976
Seattle Art Museum,
Jonathan Borofsky,
Hammering Man, 1991
Tilikum Place Park, James Wehn,
Chief Seattle Fountain, 1909
42. Waterfront Place Falls
Vancouver, British Columbia
Waterfront Fountain
Seattle, Washington, 1974
James Fitzgerald and Margaret Tompkins
43. New Public Art
Cost Comparison
These are samplings of recent public art from other cities
and communities in the United States. Each piece of public
art also list its budget
57. Sign Of The Times
Emeryville, CA, 2009
Budget $2,000 each
Seyed Alavi in collaboration with high school students
58. Untitled: #6209 • Salvaged home pieces, New Orleans • Budget $25,000
Eric Dallimore
59. Public Art Process
Request for Qualifications (RFQ): Why do you qualify to make a proposal?
Examples of past work that relates, letter of interest, brief concept
Request for Proposal (RFP: Finalists from RFQ usually given a stipend
Full proposal, manquette/rendering, budget, timeline, local sourcing,
estimate of maintenance by independent conservator, references
60. Tips for Artists
• Know the funding source
• Know the public space
• Know the public viewer
• Know the decision makers
• Know the history
61.
62. Interview Questions
1. Who are you and how are you involved in “X”
2. What is “X” or how would you describe “X”
3. How would you explain what is most important
about “X”
4. What do you like best about “X” or how do you
respond to “X”