The City's Support of Arts and Culture
Five Year Vision For Arts and Culture in Phoenix
Infuse Arts and Culture Into All Aspects of Phoenix's Life
Develop the Arts and Cultural Community
Generate Resources and Financial Support
Arts and Cultural Programs and Services Provided by City Departments
The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture
The Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission
City of Phoenix
Arts and Cultural Plan
2008-2012
INFUSE ARTS AND CULTURE INTO ALL ASPECTS OF PHOENIX’S LIFE
GOAL 2 - Enhance the city's built environment through public art
Objective 2.1 – Integrate public art into planning and development of
the city's infrastructure
Strategy 1 –Continue to
develop and implement public art projects in all eight City Council districts
Strategy 2 – Use public art to create connections, building upon the
"connected oasis" concept, from outlying neighborhoods to the downtown
arts core via bus routes, light rail, trail systems, bicycle paths, streets
and arts pedestrian bridges along canals
Strategy 3 – Create transit-oriented design links from light rail stations
to surrounding communities through the use of public art and design
Strategy 4 – Integrate public art into the fabric of downtown as part
of the Urban Form Project through preparation of a Public Art Master Plan
that incorporates public art into both public and private development
Strategy 5 – Include artists on design teams for all new downtown public
spaces, parks and pedestrian connectors
Strategy 6 – Explore the possibility of creating an art in private development
program that includes incentives and/or funding mechanisms for inclusion of
artwork and arts and cultural spaces in private development
Strategy 7 - Educate architects, engineers, planners and policy makers, through an art in private development program and/or other initiatives, to recognize and utilize opportunities to incorporate public art into their projects
Strategy 8 - Convene regular meetings of relevant city departments to foster collaborations and discuss issues related to implementation of the Public Art Program
Strategy 9 - Explore Valley-wide collaborations that offer new ways of presenting public art in an urban context
Strategy 10 - Use public art at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport as a means to promote public awareness and appreciation of arts and culture
Strategy 11 - Identify and implement new strategic directions for the Public Art Program to help Phoenix maintain its national leadership in the field
Objective 2.2 – Increase involvement of Arizona artists in city of Phoenix public art projects
Strategy 1 –Seek out emerging
artists and provide training on the various aspects of public art through
workshops and mentorships
Strategy 2 – Provide information to Arizona artists through the Office
of Arts and Culture's website and list serve
Strategy 3 – Create small project opportunities as a way to provide
entry experience in the public art process
Last Modified on 12/02/2008 12:36:56