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

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belonging to the public, it thus must represent the public's interest. Reinforcing this idea, Fleming and Goldman (2005) summarize the outcomes of two federal public art programs stating"The National Endowment for the Arts'Art in Public Places Program collapsed because it remained stubbornly out of touch with this reality.The General Services Administration's Art in Architecture Program, on the other hand, has thrived under a new model that recognizes the difference between gallery art and public art, and that takes account of the sensibilities of the people who will have to see the artwork every day." The common practice for this component is to have a public art review authority which represents broad community interests and technical expertise related to the creation of public art.This body is typically responsible for the approval of public art projects, artist selection, and the selection of sites for public art. Funding Funding is an important component of any public program and is recommended to be addressed in the master plan. Seven of ten public art programs reviewed are funded by a percent-for-art program that dedicates somewhere between one-half to two percent of the value of capital construction projects, and private developments in some instances, over a certain dollar amount to public art. This money is typically placed in a public art fund and covers administration, acquisition and construction, as well as maintenance, insurance, and other costs. Percent-for-art programs often provide that a developer may contribute to a public art fund, in lieu of actually commissioning public art.The survey of public art programs found that programs housed in government agencies received 91%of their funding from government sources, with 58% receiving their funding from a dedicated percent-for-art revenue source, at an average budget in fiscal year 2001 of$911,594 (Americans for the Arts, 2003). In many cases,this fund is designed to be a public and private partnership to encourage private firms to donate to public art initiatives. This fund was also commonly used to provide grant funding for public art projects. The common practice for this component is the establishment of a percent-for-art program, 22