Public Art
Policies, Guidelines, Resources & Links
Policies and Guidelines
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Public Art Committee By-Law
(165kb) - Public Art Committee homepage (for meeting minutes and agendas 2004 to present)
- Civic Commission Process (26kb)
- Considerations for Artists Submitting to Public Art Competitions (538kb)
- Engineering Services Public Art Guidelines for Placing Art on City Streets / Rights-of-Way
- Guidelines for Accepting Gifts of Art Intended for Long-term Placement at Public Sites Under City Jurisdiction
- De-accession Guidelines (23kb)
- Review Guidelines for the Donation of Public Art or Memorials - Vancouver Park Board
- Mural Guidelines - Vancouver Park Board
- [RETIRED] Private Development Guidelines and Policies (100kb) - The Public Art Policy and Guidelines for Private Development are currently being updated to reflect revisions recently adopted by City Council. Please call Bryan Newson, 604.871.6002, if you have questions about the public art program.
Past and Present Projects
- See the Public Art Registry
Publications
Public Art Links
As the use of the Internet explodes, so does the amount of information available on the World Wide Web on public art and related sites and resources. Here are a few ...
United States
Other Resources
- Americans for the Arts’ Public Art Network
- Art-Public.com - a European portal on public art. Includes an international listing of public art websites and a database of public art works (database requires payment to access)
- International Directory of Sculpture Gardens and Parks - compiled by US sculptor Benbow Bullock
- The POLIS Research Centre at the University of Barcelona - a Research Centre on Public Art, Urban Regeneration and Sustaintability. It hosts the Public Art Observatory Project.
- Public Art on the Net
- Public Art Index - an annotated bibliography of 131 magazine articles on Public Art and related themes from 1969-94, compiled by David Harding, Department of Environmental Art, Glasgow School of Art
- Public Art Policy for Private Development Study for City of Toronto (Fall 2000) - includes list of good public art sites on the web
- The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery provides an online, self-directed outdoor art tour of the University of British Columbia in Canada. Featuring twenty-six sites including works from the University Art Collection, objects of interest, and artwork that has been commissioned or donated to specific departments and faculties.
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