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Public art fits a much broader definition than art in a gallery or a museum. In simple terms, public art is any work of art or design that is created by an artist specifically to be sited in a public space. It can tower several stories high, or it can call attention to the pavement beneath your feet. It can be cast, carved, built, assembled or painted. Whatever its form, public art attracts attention. By its presence alone public art can heighten our awareness, question our assumptions, transform a landscape, or express community values, and for these reasons it can have the power, over time to transform a city’s image. Public art helps define an entire community’s identity and reveal the unique character of a specific neighborhood. It is a unifying force.

In addition to its enriching personal benefits, pubic art can become a symbol of a city’s maturity. Not only does it increase a community’s assets, it also expresses a community’s positive sense of identity and values. It helps green space thrive and it enhances roadsides, pedestrian corridors, and community gateways. Public art demonstrates a civic and corporate pride in citizenship as it affirms an educational environment. A city with public art is a city that thinks and feels.

Funding public art is a wide-open endeavor. It can be funded by state, local or federal governments. It also offers funding opportunities for percent-for-art programs, public agencies, the general public, individuals, churches, educational institutions, museums, hospitals, corporations, and private foundations. Public art is a community-wide mission with no boundaries for participation and sponsorship.

Thank you very much to the fine people at the Newport News Public Art Foundatin for the use of this article. This is a wonderful organization. Visit them at www.nnpaf.org.

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FORECAST Public Artworks strengthens and advances the field of public art locally, regionally and nationally by expanding participation, supporting artists, informing audiences, and assisting communities.

Public Art Review
Welcome to Public Art Review! Public Art Review is the only national journal focused on exploring the many dimensions of public art. Each issue provides coverage of growing trends, reflection on critical issues and surveys many of the latest public art projects happening in the United States and around the globe

Art & Community Landscapes Program

Program Overview
Art & Community Landscapes (ACL) is a partnership of New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA), the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Park Service (NPS).

ACL supports site-based public art as a catalyst for increased environmental awareness and stewardship. The program addresses the natural environment through site-specific art projects that may include temporary or permanent art installations, exhibitions, interpretive media, festivals, or other works informed by the site and community in which the project is located.

Project sites and partner organizations are pre-selected to work closely with an artist or artist team for one year or longer. Together, the artist and partner organization develop and implement a publicly accessible project that inspires greater community involvement in protecting and enhancing the natural environment.

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GSA's Art in Architecture Program

Program Overview
GSA's Art in Architecture Program commissions publicly scaled artworks that are integral parts of the architectural fabric or surrounding landscapes of new federal buildings.

This program enables GSA to provide the American public with government office buildings and courthouses that are not only pleasing and functional, but that also enrich the cultural, social, and commercial resources of the communities where they are located. Such public statements of American culture are meaningful contributors to the vibrancy of our democracy.

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ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROJECTS

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