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

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about some of the artwork in the past. Her view was that people should react to public art and that even though the reaction was negative, she saw it positive that at least people were talking about it. Some of the public art has engaged the community by asking students and artists to contribute to the work. One piece incorporated historic artifacts contributed by members of the community. The downtown decoration of utility boxes with public art provided "something positive" for people to look at, and gave local artists a chance to display their work. The public art is being used by educational institutions to get students outdoors and to teach them something about the city. She believes that the community as a whole benefit from public art, that the local art council benefits, and that local businesses benefit by the increased number of people coming to the community. Local community groups also benefit by sponsoring projects that help promote their groups. She sees the public cost to include maintenance of the pieces, including repair from vandalism and other damage. 4.5 Summary and Findings: Community Benefits and Costs of Public Art The chart below brings together phases used by each of the respondents related to the benefits and costs of public, grouped by community. Together, these comments help paint the picture of what art collaborators think are the key benefits and costs of public art in each respective community. Table 1: Phrases Describing Community Benefits and Costs Phrases used to describe benefits Phrases used to describe costs Community A shapes the community/makes city more taxes/long-term interesting/creates a destination/economic main tenance%emoval/ development tool/desirable image/draws people/ controversy/minimal/ very strong impact/economic impact/return on 110