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individuals that are common types found in many communities (e.g., public administrator, <br /> elected officials), which will allow generalization of the findings within the different contexts. <br /> The scope of this study is limited to conclusions drawn from three contemporary(i.e., <br /> within the last 20 years) community experiences and historic literature review. To that extent, <br /> the application to future projects in a different time and place are limited, and need to be done <br /> with recognition of the historic context. <br /> Finally, the study was conducted at the time of a worldwide COVID 19 pandemic. It is <br /> difficult to know the impact this situation had on the comments and reflections of individual <br /> respondents. Research interviews captured this moment in time and comments referenced both <br /> the opportunities and challenges of public art in a pandemic. Due to pandemic restrictions, most <br /> interviews were conducted via telemetric means (e.g., Zoom) and this mode of interview may <br /> have influenced the results in some unknown fashion. <br /> 1.9 Summary <br /> In summary, this research seeks to increase the understanding and knowledge of the public <br /> administrator's role in public art collaborations and to identify how these projects are <br /> successfully implemented and sustained in small cities. The results are the study will be of value <br /> to citizens, elected officials, and public administrators that engage in cross sector collaborations <br /> in general and, more specifically, have an interest in pursuing public art projects in their <br /> community. <br /> 24 <br />