Canadian
Calgary, AB – Public art projects update
An update for Council on projects from the 2004 Public Art Program. August 2004. Document (PDF, 248K)
City of Niagara Falls, ON – Arts & Culture Wall of Fame
In 2006, the Niagara Falls City Council approved the Arts & Culture Wall of Fame initiative to improve the awareness of the arts in our community, as well as recognize some very worthy residents and pieces of art that made Niagara Falls famous. Website
– Policies & Procedures. Document (PDF, 16K)
– Nomination form. Document (PDF,44K)
Red Deer, AB – The Ghosts Project
The Ghost Project is sponsored and managed by the Red Deer Downtown Business Association. The Project comprises one of the largest life-size bronze sculpture collections in Canada, an interactive depiction of the community's history. The Ghost collection combines art, culture, heritage, tourism and economic development into one project. Document (PDF, 5M)
Toronto, ON – Spadina Avenue LRT public art program
The Toronto Transit Commission's Spadina LRT Public Art Competition awarded eight public art commissions for Spadina Avenue complementing the transit line. Website
Vancouver, BC - Vancouver Biennale - Art in the Open: Engaging Public Spaces
The Vancouver Biennale creates an open air museum exhibition every two years featuring world-class international sculptures, new media and performance art. The objective of the Biennale is to celebrate art in public spaces, inviting the entire community to experience the brightest new and world renowned talent in contemporary art. Through a diversity of artistic mediums, aesthetic sensibilities and cultural perspectives, an open dialogue about the art and the importance of art in public spaces begins. Education is a priority mandate of the Biennale; outreach to the local communities is achieved through artist in residence program, professional symposium and public lecture series. The Biennale education program extends its reach to the global audience through this online learning resource centre, international media coverage and publications. For more information and resources, visit http://vblearn.ca/.
International
Berkeley, CA – City installs 3-tons of poetry along Berkeley Poetry Walk
The City of Berkeley celebrates local poets through the display of their work as public art installations in the streetscape of its downtown cultural district. Part of an economic development initiative to enhance its Addison Street Arts District (originally a downtown revitalization project).
City of Berkeley news release (October 2003). Weblink
Article by Jane Huseby, "Talking the walk on Addison Street: On city's new arts corridor, verse will line the way." (CalNeighbors. Berkeley: University of California) Weblink
New York – Public art fund
The Public Art Fund is a non-profit arts organization that identifies, coordinates, and realizes a diversity of major projects by both established and emerging artists throughout New York City. Website
Philadelphia – New•Land•Marks: Public art, community, and the meaning of place
A multi-year program of the Fairmount Park Art Association that brings together artists and community organizations to plan and create new works throughout Philadelphia. Website
International CowParade
From origins in Chicago in 1999, CowParade has been produced in cities around the world and continues to evolve. CowParade is not meant to be high art; it is first and foremost a public art exhibit accessible to everyone. Website
