The Tools:
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Idea Development: An introduction to the ideas behind public art projects
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Location Analysis: Finding and understanding a site that best serves you and the community
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Permissions and Permits: Where and how to gain permission for a project
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Financing and Funding: A look at how public art projects are funded
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Artist Selection: An examination of how artists are selected for projects
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Community Engagement: Examples of and ideas about how to engage the community
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Fabrication and Installation: A look at construction and installation practices
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Conservation and Restoration: How to plan for the preservation of projects and the rejuvination of neglected works
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Sample Documents & Best Practices: Examples of contracts, calls for artists and other documents
Public Art in Minnesota
From the foreward of Public Art in Minnesota, published by Forecast Public Art in 1994.
"... imagine the effect of being surrounded by multiple forms of public art - performances in public places and other forms of temporary public art created by independent artists and community groups, as well as government percent-for-art projects - as a natural part of our public lives. By providing as healthy counterbalance to the barrage of cynical and manipulative media images that have eroded pulbic discussion and a sense of shard purpose, public art - like trees in the natural world - produces the oxygen of our built environment."
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