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The Program’s staff of nine works with all city departments to commission public art works. Staff also consults with civic partners, private developers and social, cultural, educational and recreational organizations such as the Calgary Zoo and the Calgary Science Centre, and maintains active partnerships with other arts organizations such as the Calgary Arts Development Authority and the Calgary Allied Arts Foundation.
Of particular note is the Program’s development and implementation of a public art plan for the department of Utilities and Environmental Protection (UEP) that is a first of its kind in utilizing Calgary’s watershed to create a cohesive series of public art projects and initiatives. The UEP plan advocates that public art, in collaboration with other disciplines, can create great places that foster environmental sustainability by provoking awareness and encouraging stewardship of the city’s waterways and watershed. From 2007 to 2012, UEP has committed approximately $7 million to public art projects, both permanent and temporary, as well as related educational programming. Future projects will support the city’s identity as an environmentally conscious leader in the global community.
PuBliC art CollECtion Calgary’s Public Art Collection includes works commissioned through the Percent for Art process, as well as fine art objects that have been donated to the city or acquired by other means over the past 100 years. The pre-policy Civic Art Collection comprises a broad range of styles, content and media, and continues to be representative of major visual art developments in Calgary.
Begun in 1911, the Civic Art Collection numbers approximately 1000 works, some of which date
to the mid-19th century. Program staff oversees the collection’s management, and stewardship is a high priority. In 2011, the Civic Art Collection will move into a new, city-owned storage facility that will promote the care and storage of art to professional museum quality standards. In 2009-10, the Program exhibited 435 works from the collection through its loans program. It also conserved 12 works at a cost of $58,000 and added 30 works through gifts, donations and transfers.
The Program also manages a Public Art Reserve. Financed by a portion of Percent for Art project allocations, the Reserve Fund is used for overall management of the Program as well as the maintenance, conservation and preservation of works in the Public Art Collection.
PuBliC art Board The Program works with a Public Art Board established by Council to provide expertise and guidance on public
art. The volunteer
board advocates for public art, ensures public process is followed, advises on public art policy, procedures, and guidelines, as well as plans and issues that relate to the city. It reports annually to Council detailing the Program’s activities. Of the nine-member board two must be visual artists and the remaining seven can be arts administrators and consultants, art historians, heritage
professionals, architects, landscape
architects, visual arts conservators and curators, business community representatives, engineers and interested citizens at large.
FUNDING STRATEGY The Policy employs a Percent for Public Art funding strategy where 1% of the cost of capital building projects over $1 million is designated for the purchase or commissioning of public art. This 1% can be used for capital upgrades and
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