artwithoutwalls
Based in Louisville, artwithoutwalls works with artists to create installations, programs, performances, and projects in a wide variety of sites — both physical and virtual. Conceived as the arts programming component of the future Museum Plaza, artwithoutwalls joins with artists to present projects that might not otherwise be realized.
LexArts
LexArts is a leader in the development of Lexington’s ongoing public art program. The public art page on the website offers links to some of LexArts’ most recent projects and a project archive.
Lexington Legacy Trail: Public art meets education
In this short video, Kate Sprengnether, Lexington’s Legacy Trail Public Art Manager, talks about community support of public art and how schools can utilize it in their programming.
Louisville Public Art Master Plan
In 2008, the Mayor's Advisory Committee on Public Art selected Creative Time to develop the public art master plan. The plan was unveiled in summer 2010 and will be used as the guiding document for the newly created Commission on Public Art.
Boston Art Commission
The Boston Art Commission’s website features educational downloads for kids and teens, classroom activities, self-guided tours with downloadable maps, and an interactive map with locations of public art across the city.
CafE (CallforEntry.org)
CafE is an online tool for artists to find opportunities and manage applications. It is widely used by public art programs in the United States.
Chicago Public Art Group
The Chicago Public Art Group’s mission is to unite artists and communities in partnership to produce quality public art and to extend and transform the tradition of collaborative, community-involved public artwork. Their website features an interactive public art map of Chicago, artist portfolios and many images of public art made by professionals and community members.
City of Austin Art in Public Places Program
Established by ordinance in 1985 and funded by a percent for art program, the City of Austin Art in Public Places (AIPP) program collaborates with local and nationally renowned artists to incorporate the history, traditions, objects and values of the community into cultural landmarks that have become cornerstones of Austin’s identity. Artists interested in being considered for a public art commission for the City of Austin must register through the Application System for Art in Public Places (ASAPP!) web-based Artist Registry. ASAPP! is the city’s main resource for commissioning public art and is open to artists nationwide. All professional artists, with a consistent body of work in any visual art media, are eligible to apply. Once registered, artists receive updates and information on project calls. In addition to city projects, the registry is used by community groups, businesses and private developers seeking to commission artists for projects.
Cleveland Public Art
Cleveland Public Art, an independent, nonprofit organization, works to improve public spaces through art and design. CPA is Ohio’s premier organization for the identification and evaluation of public art opportunities, bringing expertise to the selection of artists and the implementation of public art projects. This website includes information for artists interested in applying for public art commissions and provides instructions and sample contracts.
Public Art Indianapolis
Resources include a tool kit intended to assist artists, arts organizations and community organizations interested in administering a public art project. The tool kit contains descriptions of typical public art processes including a general overview of artist selection processes, writing calls to artists, legal issues, and maintenance concerns. Also available are sample forms and contracts, calls to artists and a guide to the visual arts in Indianapolis.
Public Art Network
Americans for the Arts’ Public Art Network (PAN) is the only professional network in the United States dedicated to the field of public art. As a program of Americans for the Arts, PAN strengthens efforts to advocate for policies and best practices that serve the communities creating public art. More than 350 public art programs exist in the United States at the federal, state and local level. The PAN network brings together artists, community members, and art and design professionals through online resources, professional development and education opportunities, knowledge-sharing practices, and strategic partnerships.
Public Art Online
Public Art Online is a unique public art information site that provides guidance and examples of public art practice from around the U.K. and internationally. Topics regularly addressed on this website, which is managed by Public Art South West in the U.K., include collaboration, practical advice and recent reports on public art.
Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA)
The URA created a resource guide with the Office of Public Art that demonstrates innovative ways to incorporate public art into development projects. “Add Value Add Art” shows diverse public art projects and offers practical advice about how to enhance a community with art (2010, 8 pages).
Central Kentucky Museum without Walls
The Central Kentucky Museum without Walls is a growing inventory of Central Kentucky’s public art stock. Find maps and lesson plans for teachers at this website. Download the free Take It Artside! apps for iPhone and Android. Users can browse a map of public artworks in Central Kentucky, follow directions on a Google map to the artwork and check in to earn points. A “My Gallery” folder lets users keep track of which art works they have visited. The ArtFit™ tool maps an exercise route around the public art near your location. Walk, jog or run along a public art-inspired route, checking in at various art works as you go.
International Directory of Sculpture Parks & Gardens
This online directory contains information on sculpture parks, sculpture gardens, outdoor university collections, sculpture trails and earthworks from around the globe.
Save Outdoor Sculpture!
From 1992-1994 Heritage Preservation funded the survey project Save Outdoor Sculpture!, whose acronym SOS! references the international Morse code distress signal. This project documented more than 30,000 sculptures in the United States. While the records of this survey are available in the SOS! database, most of the records have not been updated since 1994 or earlier.
Wikipedia Saves Public Art
Since 2009, Wikipedia Saves Public Art (WSPA) has worked to document public art around the globe. As with Wikipedia, users are invited to submit content.
ArtsJounal
Each day ArtsJournal features links to stories culled from more than 200 English-language newspapers, magazines and publications featuring writing about arts and culture. This site also provides links to over 25 blogs on the arts.
Public Art Review
Public Art Review, published twice annually, is a journal devoted exclusively to the field of contemporary public art. Each issue provides opinion, analysis and criticism about the nature and trends in public art. Published by Forecast Public Art since 1989, its readership includes artists, architects, curators, city planners, students, educators, design professionals, program administrators, community leaders, writers and more.
NEFA Network
The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) Network is a community forum for artists, presenters, organizations or anyone with interest in the arts. Expect to find discussions about public art and project sharing as well as information, events and tools that are useful to public artists, administrators and communities.
Public Art Forum
For visual artists and related professionals active in the creation of permanent or temporary art work for public spaces, or those who would like to be, this forum is a place to exchange questions, advice and support about the field of public art.
Dialogues in Public Art
By Tom Finkelpearl
“Dialogues in Public Art” presents a rich blend of interviews with the people who create and experience public art. The twenty interviews are divided into four parts: Controversies in Public Art, Experiments in Public Art as Architecture and Urban Planning, Dialogues on Dialogue-Based Public Art Projects, and Public Art for Public Health.
Public Art by the Book
By Barbara Goldstein
“Public Art by the Book” is a nuts-and-bolts guide for arts professionals and volunteers creating public art in their communities. With a wealth of wisdom on practical issues, this book offers information on a variety of topics, such as public art planning, funding, and governance; establishing legal agreements with artists; and commissioning single artworks or creating comprehensive art programs.
Public Art: Theory, Practice and Populism
By Cher Krause Knight
A broad account of public art in the United States, from its history and growth to its current meaning and purpose. (Sculpture Magazine, March 2009)
The Art of Placemaking: Interpreting Community Through Public Art and Urban Design
By Ronald Lee Fleming
This thoroughly researched book makes a radical case for accessible public art that fosters a powerful civic experience of connection to place. It focuses on small-scale and city-wide projects that are relevant both to local community groups and major city art programs around the world.
The Artist’s Guide to Public Art: How to Find and Win Commissions
By Lynn Basa
Public art commissions are challenging and rewarding, and this timely guide shows emerging and working visual artists how to start and build a career in the world of public art.
The Practice of Public Art
Cameron Cartiere and Shelley Willis, editors
This collection of essays by practicing artists, curators, activists, art writers, administrators, city planners and educators offers divergent perspectives on the numerous facets of the public art process. The volume also includes a useful graphic timeline of public art history.