Public Art in the USA
Colorado
Denver
 Public Art in Denver - In 1988, Denver established a Public
Art Program as an Executive Order, under Mayor Federico Pena.
Federico must have been a great supporter of the Arts, as his order meant that 1% of any capital improvement
project
over $1 million (undertaken by the City) be set aside for the inclusion of art in the design and construction of
these projects.
Nice one Federico. Today, the City of Denver has over 150 works of art directly attributed to the project. The
Public Art program is run by the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs, and is overseen by
the Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs. The commission is made up of a group of
citizens appointed by the Mayor. Any artwork acquired through the program has to go through a public process. Panel
members, who are made up of local citizens, artists and design professionals, are required to base their assessment
on the following ; works that represent Denver and identify artists that can create works of art that engage the
viewer, inform the visitor and add vitality to Denver’s cultural landscape. Click here to view Public Art in Denver. Featured public art include, Closing Era Statue, Civil War Monument, Liberty Bell Replica, Colorado Veterans Monument, Joe P Martinez Memorial, Ten Commandent Monument, Sadie M Likens Memorial, Broncho Buster Statue, On the War Trail Sculpture, Seal Pond Fountains, Pioneer Monument Fountain, Untitled, Kenneth M Macintosh Memorial, Plumb Bob in Janus Head, Denver Moo Means the world to Us, Mile Hi Sertoma Club Plaque, National Western Statue, Feels So Good Statue, Enduring Navajo Sculpture, Gossip Sculpture, Richard Pinhorn Memorial, Denver Bell, The Old Prospector
Statue, and The Dancers Sculpture.
Florida
Inverness
Public Art of Inverness - Turtle Bench
Georgia
Atlanta
 Public Art of Atlanta - Public art in Atlanta got a considerable boost,
following the announcement that the city would be hosting the 1996 Olympic Games. Click here to view Public Art in Atlanta. Featured public art includes the, S Truett Cathy Monument, Atlanta From The Ashes, Five Points monument, Five Points Sculpture, Atlanta Police Officer Memorial, Federal Reserve Bank Eagle statue, Equitable Building Columns, Margaret Mitchell Fountain, Emerging sculpture, New Endings fountain, Grand Mercy sculpture,
Ballet Olympia sculpture, Carnegie Education Pavilion, Table Sculpture,Day the trees Reclaimed the City sculpture, Samuel Spencer Monument , Henry W Grady Monument , Liberty Bell Replica Atlanta , John Pemberton Statue (World of Coke), Joseph Emerson Brown Monument, Miss Freedom Statue , Statue of Liberty Replica, John Brown Gordon Statue ,Richard
Russell statue, Ellis Gibbs Arnall statue,
Thomas Edward Watson statue, Herman Eugene Talmadge Statue , Jimmy Carter Statue and the Fairlie poplar sculpture.
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