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Maintenance of Public Art <br /> Like any other infrastructure, public art requires maintenance. Understanding the maintenance <br /> needs of particular pieces of art is argued to be very important and was also considered in the <br /> acquisition and removal process. Maintenance, as a concept, was included in nine of ten plans reviewed <br /> in this analysis. Additionally, of public art programs that allocate funding via an ordinance, 41% <br /> allocated funds for conservation or maintenance (Americans for the Arts, 2003). Funding of <br /> maintenance was found in several public art master plans reviewed, but many neglected to provide this. <br /> Pally's article for the NEA suggested that maintenance be included in arts and cultural planning(Pally, <br /> n.d). In addition, research has been done on the economic effects of maintenance of public <br /> infrastructure in general. Agenor (2009),Jin-Wen (2009) and Rioja (2003) present economic models <br /> showing a balance of maintenance and new investment increases the amount and efficiency of public <br /> infrastructure. Relating this to public art, maintenance of existing work is recommended to coexist with <br /> the commissioning or acquisition of new works in order to efficiently build a public art collection.The <br /> common practice is to include maintenance in the public art master plan, but dedicated funding is not <br /> common. It is recommended that this be addressed by the plan creation authority to provide the <br /> necessary resources for maintaining public art, balancing maintenance with new public art commissions <br /> and acquisitions. <br /> Acquisition and Removal of Public Art <br /> The decision to purchase public art or remove an artwork from a city's collection was frequently <br /> left to the public art authority established in the plan.Acquisition and removal of works was included in <br /> nine of ten plans reviewed. Decisions regarding acquisition were found to account for the public <br /> interest with regard to cost, scale, subject matter, artistic style, ongoing maintenance cost, and general <br /> adherence to program policies. Similar guidelines were suggested when the public art authority is <br /> considering the removal of a particular piece.The most common reasoning for removal is deterioration <br /> 27 <br />