Americans for the Arts

The Beijing Massacre, and the confrontation of images at the central public space in China, is full of instruction for anyone who wants to think about public art and, more generally, about the whole relation of images, violence and the public sphere. Even in the political and legal control is exerted, not only over the erection of public statues and monuments but over the display of a wide range of images, artistic or otherwise, to actual or potential publics. Even in the the publicness of public images goes well beyond their specific sites or sponsorship: publicity has, in a very real sense

The author states that the aim of this dissertation is to use his role as a public art advisory committee member for the Schuylkill River Park Development Council to elucidate the public art process at a particular place in a particular moment in time: Schuylkill River Park, Center City, Philadelphia, 1996-2000.

The author makes an explicit commitment to prophecy about the future of the arts and public arts policy. He extrapolates from currently available data and trend analyses to predict what the policy emphases of public arts agencies may be during the next twenty-five years. The author foresees fundamental changes. Since the halcyon days of the late 1960's and 1970's, economic crises have made public arts support highly vulnerable in some environments. The author predicts that nonprofit arts organizations face ever-rising costs from many sources and that the growing income gap will not be closed

The author discusses the controversy over the public art stipulation for the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, California.

The Arts Education Project Designer's Toolbook has been developed to help plan and evaluate programs. For artists and community members working in an educational setting, it will provide an introduction to educational planning and related terms. For teachers, it will provide a helpful review. Using the Toolbook will help you develop superior programs and competitive grant applications for local, national, or private funding.

The artist, Richard Serra discusses the moral rights of artists and freedom of expression in the context of what happened to his own work of sculpture the Titled Arc and the controversy surrounding an exhibition, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, of the photographs of Robert Mapplethorpe.

Sponsoring new works by artists in the public environment calls for planning and management as thoughtful, as diverse, and as responsive to the specific situation as the works of art themselves. At the same time, the sponsors of widely different kinds of projects can expect to deal with many of the same questions and problems. This guide attempts to chart the broad outlines of that process, and to offer some assistance to sponsors in developing, step-by-step, an approach which is best suited to local conditions and circumstances.

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.

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

Proceedings of the Public Art Dialogue - Southeast conference sponsored by the Durham Arts Council and the North Carolina Arts Council, held in Durham, North Carolina, June 8-11, 1989. Conference documentation includes summary of all presentations and full text of selected ones. For full text items see chapters analyzed.

Percent for Art Guidelines for Portland's Regional Arts and Culture Council's Percent for Art Program.

pARTicipate San Diego The Case for Increased Cultural Patronage is a research report in The San Diego Foundation Understanding the San Diego Region series. Findings include a strong case to be made for increased support and sustainability of the arts and culture community. The research conducted for this project presents a composite picture of arts and culture in San Diego County. It illuminates the many ways that the public relates to arts and culture, provides new perspectives on the nonprofit arts and culture community and places San Diego in the context of other communities and the nation.

Part one ... explains the concept of art in public architecture. It shows how cities and states ... have developed legislation to allow a small percent of public construction costs to be earmarked for enhancing public buildings and public spaces. [It] is written for anyone . . . . and is a discussion of where current programs exist and how both the artists and the public are aided by the approach. Part two ... is a detailed examination of the operating details of various programs ... and will be useful to arts commissions personnel, legislative steering committee, architects, artists and

What are the elements that must come together in developing and implementing a successful public art project? How is such a project administered? How are artists selected? Who should be involved in the selection of the art and what should be the criteria for art in a public setting? How can the community participate in the process in meaningful ways? This handbook is intended to advise and support the efforts of those embarking on a public art program.

We hope this book can begin to formulate an answer - not with a single, definitive response, but with a dialogue that begins to explore underlying issues and attempts to define them. In doing so, we are attempting to foster a deeper understanding of public art programs and of the diverse needs and interests of those most directly affected by them - the government, the public and the artist.