Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/09/2025

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Common Practices in Core Components The core components identified are typically found in public art master plans for municipal governments.The following will outline common practices for each of these components and background from literature for cities wishing to undertake the public art master planning process. While each can be considered individually, many components are highly dependent on one another. Decisions made with regard to funding, educational opportunities, documentation, and general administration of the public art program directly affect staffing needs, integration with other planning, and many other areas as well. Considering these connections is important when designing a public art master plan. Additionally, local needs and constraints, as well as the scale of the program are recommended to be considered when creating the guidelines in each of the components. Goals and Vision Goals and vision are a typical component for public art master plans. Poister and Streib (2005)found the development of goals to be the most common form of strategic planning, in general, for local governments, with 92% of survey respondents reporting this as part of their planning process. Additionally, 89% cited developing a vision as an element of strategic planning.The goals for a public art master plan will be different for every community, but certain core elements have been identified as common among public art master plans.The most common goals were placemaking, economic development,tourism, and quality of life considerations. Placemaking with regard to public art is essentially the process of using an artistic amenity to create an attraction of some sort. Chicago's Millennium Park is a frequently cited example of placemaking and economic development efforts.The park contains large scale public art and cultural facilities which have become a tourism destination and landmark in the downtown Chicago area. Chicago Business ranks Millennium Park as the second largest tourist attraction in the city, with 2010 annual attendance estimated at 4.5 million people (Riggio, 2011). This effort at placemaking via modern public art is seen as a great success, despite its $475 million price 19