The City wants your input as we work to improve the implementation of the public art policy that was adopted in 2004.
Artwork at the top of this page by Joe O'Connell and Blessing Hancock, Chinook Arc. City of Calgary Public Art Collection.
Thank you to those who provided their feedback. The opportunity to give input is now closed.
This report is a short overview of the results of both phases of public engagement. The detailed reports of what we heard in phase one, from local artists and citizens who had experienced the public art process, and in phase two from Calgarians who shared their thoughts through the feedback form from this page are also available.
The input we received will help to inform recommendations for improving the public art process which will go to Council in June 2018.
This engagement follows an earlier phase that targeted input from people who have had direct experience the current Public Art Process. There were two in-person sessions at the end of January with: local artists as well as with current/past members of selection panels or the Public Art Board.
Their feedback was used to inform the questions below.
1. Different people have different perception of the purpose of public art. Please help us understand your perception.
Tell us the top five things that are most important to you by pulling items from the left side list and arranging by most to least important on the right side.
2. Tell us the types of places you feel public art will have the most positive impact on Calgary.
3. Tell us the types of art you feel would have the most positive impact on Calgary.
4. This diagram that shows the current steps in the public art process. Steps that that may be open for input are shown in white, and steps that are not open for input are shown in grey.
Below the diagram, tell us what steps you would like to be involved in by pulling items from the left side list and arranging by most to least important on the right side. You can choose as many or as few items as you would like. You do not have to select all 7.
6. What ways do you want to find out about public art?
All feedback from the two phases of engagement will be reviewed and analyzed. A report of what was heard will be shared here by June 2018.
City staff will provide their recommendations to Council in June 2018.
Council directed administration to review the process for Public Art.
Phase one engagement with artists (local and non-local), jury members (past and current), and Public Art Board members (past and current).