The writer examines issues which are at the core of the activity of public art professionals, but the implications of which can be set aside in the day-to-day administration of public art.

Explores the many different ways that culture affects and relates to patterns of human activities and policy realms.

This is an excerpt from the City and County of San Francisco's Planning Code Section 429. It speaks to art works, options to meet public art fee requirements, recognition of architect and artists, and general requirements related to arts commissions in C-3 District.

Adopted by the town council on October 11, 2001, this master plan, Art of the Triangle, was developed as a mechanism for directing the implementation of public artworks in Cary, North Carolina over the next five years.

This paper provides a close reading of "Flow City," an ecological public art installation by Mierle Laderman Ukeles in the Fresh Kills landsfill site, New York City.

This paper critically reviews claims that public art helps develop senses of identity and senses of place, contributes to civic identy, addresses community needs, etc., and provides theoretical critiques of public art's contributions to urban regeneration.

Since summer 1998, herds of fiberglass, polyurethane, and polymer animal statues have been appearing on the sidewalks of cities in North America and Europe. Sponsored by cities and local businesses, these summer exhibitions are often criticized by the art world as too commercial.

This issue of COPC Central looks at how the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of University Partnerships, Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC) are using arts programming for youth to rehabilitate local communities.

This document is intended to help rural communities that are considering a public art project. It is formatted as a series of questions about public art that is most commonly posed to public art authorities in Oregon. Practical and easy-to-read, this publication can be a strong resource for those communities who wish to undertake a public art program, but have questions about the field.

Project Row Houses is a cutting-edge experiment in public art in the Third Ward area of Houston, Texas.