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Creating a Public Art Authority <br /> The creation of a public art review authority was included in every plan reviewed.The role of <br /> this body was mainly to review and approve public art projects. Other duties were assigned to this <br /> authority as necessary in accordance with other elements outlined in the plans.The authority itself is <br /> argued to be important for any public art program.The 2001 survey of public art programs found that <br /> 71%of public art programs were governed by a board or commission with the average number of <br /> members in a government program being nine people (Americans for the Arts, 2003).The composition, <br /> by profession, of the responding government programs' approval authority is seen in the chart below. <br /> Profession %of Government Programs <br /> Architects/Design Professionals 71% <br /> Artists (not related to the project) 86% <br /> Arts Professionals (not related to the project) 65% <br /> Business Leaders 37% <br /> Commissioning Agency Representatives 79% <br /> Community Representatives 71% <br /> Public Art Program Representatives 18% <br /> Other 25 <br /> Source:A detailed statistical analysis of public art programs in 2001 <br /> The composition of this authority is an important consideration for this component. From the <br /> review of public art master plans and the data seen above, representatives from several key stakeholder <br /> groups have been identified as being included in this body.These stakeholder groups should include <br /> public art administrators, elected officials representing the community at-large, artists with public art <br /> experience, representatives from community arts organizations, city planning officials, city parks <br /> officials, architecture and design professionals, and several members from the community. <br /> The goal of this body is to have the widest possible representation from the community, while <br /> also utilizing the technical expertise needed from planners, architects, and other professionals. Inclusion <br /> and community involvement is argued to be important to this process, as public art is self-defining as <br /> 21 <br />