PUBLIC ARTA PLAN FOR WINSTON-SALEM AND

FORSYTH COUNTY, NC

WHY A PUBLIC ART PLAN?

• Legacy 2030 input

• Public Art Report

• Citizens’ Committee

• City-County Planning Board Endorsement

WHY PUBLIC ART?

• Unique sense of place

• Encourage creative place making

• Increase tourism

• Enhance roadways, gateways, public spaces, parks

• Transform underused spaces

• Necessary component of innovation districts

• Higher local GDP growth

WHAT IS PUBLIC ART?• In the public

realm

• Visible from public space

• Publicly or privately owned

• Any medium

PUBLIC ART PLANNING COMMITTEE

• Endia Beal – Diggs Gallery, Winston-Salem State University

• Marianne DiNapoli-Mylet – POWAR!

• David Finn – Wake Forest University

• Cora Fisher - SECCA

• Cynthia Marvin – Salem College

• Camilo Perdomo – Art Nouveau

• Nadiyah Quander – Delta Fine Arts

• Ben Schwab – Stitch Design

• Jim Sparrow – Arts Council

VISION: PROJECT TYPES

VISION: LOCATIONS

PUBLIC ART IN WINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH COUNTY

Place Governance Funding

Asheville Municipal Public Art & Cultural Commission, administered by Parks & Recreation Department

1% of capital construction project funds for public art

Cary Municipal Public Art Advisory Board, administered by the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department

Donations and Capital Improvement Budget for designated projects

Charlotte/ Mecklenburg

City/County/Nonprofit Public Art Commission

 

City and County 1% of capital improvement project funds for public art

Durham City-County

City/County, administered by Economic and Workforce Development Department

General Fund

Hickory Municipal Public Arts Commission, administered by Planning Department

Public/Private

Raleigh Municipal City Arts Commission, administered by Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department

1/2% of capital construction project funds for public art

PUBLIC ART IN NORTH CAROLINA

WINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH COUNTY’S OBSTACLES TO PUBLIC ART• Need capacity to organize

projects

• Hurdles to using public space

• Harness expertise

• Coordinate with City and/or County Departments

• Lost grant opportunities

• Create greater visibility

IMPLEMENTATION: PUBLIC ART COMMISSION

Public Art Commissio

n

Ideas & Proposals

Artists

Funding

Public Space

IMPLEMENTATION: PUBLIC ART COMMISSION

Key Responsibilities:• Carry out the vision of the

Public Art Plan

• Commission works of public art

• Designate sites where public art would be an asset

• Serve as the artist selection panel

• Research funding opportunities, such as grants

• Market and advertise the public art program and individual public art projects

IMPLEMENTATION: PUBLIC ART COMMISSION

Staff Responsibilities:

• Support to the Commission, including meeting support, executing contracts, and making payments to artists and partners

• Coordinate with appropriate City and County departments for maintenance, repair, community outreach, permit approvals, and other requirements of public artwork

IMPLEMENTATION: PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONCommission Membership:

• 9 appointed members

• 2 civic/business leaders• 3 arts professionals• 4 at-large community

members• 4-year terms

• Subcommittees:

• Community Engagement

• Project Implementation• Others as Commission

sees fit (grant writing?)

IMPLEMENTATION: FUNDING• Host partner organizations’ art on

City or County property

• Donations and Grants

• Crowdfunding

• Construction project budgets

• City Public Art Reserve

• City Occupancy Tax

• Investigate Percent for Art for Capital Projects

IMPLEMENTATION: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Marketing

• Connect people to the public art program

Advocacy

• Create long-term support and community involvement

Education

• Clarify the process

NEXT STEPS• Consider whether

to adopt Public Art Plan

• If both City and County adopt plan, develop interlocal agreement

• Determine if there will be any budgeted funding for public art installation

• Appoint Public Art Commission

QUESTIONS?