Public Art & Practice, LLC offers consulting services to public officials, planners and private developers interested in incorporating public art as a feature in their development projects. Our services can begin with the public art master planning process and continue through installations and dedication ceremonies.

Regardless of size or scope, a successful public art program requires a permanent, experienced staff, or the cost-effective services of a professional public art consultant. As a client, you can be assured of receiving the highest-quality comprehensive consulting services designed to achieve your goals.

For additional details representative of the services we provide, click on the categories below.
  • Preparation - The Initial Master Planning Step
      • Involve and engage a client’s community through identifying, assembling and managing a Stakeholder Committee charged with guiding the creation of a philosophical and procedural Public Art Master Plan that will incorporate the unique cultural, historical and geographical characteristics of the City.
      • Collaborate with community leaders and targeted stakeholders to develop a set of parameters confirming the scope of work and to guide the subsequent master planning process.
      • Set specific goals, objectives, strategies and budget parameters.
      • Prepare a performance/fee schedule based on the agreed upon scope of services.
      • Define team communication and operation policies and procedures.
      • Prepare and conduct a community assessment/feasibility study, if warranted.
      • Assemble and analyze assessment study data.
      • Prepare for and facilitate public forums.
      • Interview elected officials, public executives, business leaders, arts advocates, community activists and other stakeholders as identified by the client for research.
      • Act as meeting facilitator and provide documentation.
      • Assist in identifying community issues.
      • Solicit risk and asset management advice
      • Research, analyze, and identify the relevant issues and procedures necessary for instituting a citywide public art program.
  • Master Planning
      • Create a clearly defined vision statement.
      • Develop short- and long-term goals for master plan.
      • Catalogue current public art.
      • Document and prioritize art opportunity locations based on site challenges, appropriate scale for piece, ideal materials, focal point positioning, etc.
      • Develop thematic directions, if appropriate.
      • Develop criteria for purchase and/or commission of artworks within the project.
      • Create maintenance guide, gifts and loans policy, and restoration and conservation guides.
      • Determine legal considerations.
      • Create and maintain coalitions and the building of public/private partnerships.
      • Provide solutions to impediments or obstacles affecting the initiative.
      • Provide a program structure and qualifications for staff and profile governing body.
      • Draft a public art ordinance.
      • Review and analyze city/municipal capital budget and identify projects that are potentially eligible for public art allocations under terms of the ordinance.
      • Sustain the initiative throughout its formative stages.
      • Develop short- and long-term strategic plan and action strategies.
  • Art Program Implementation and Management
      • Guide artist selection process. (PAP researches art genres that are within contextual requirements for each public art site’s needs)
      • Manage and coordinate temporary installations.
      • Coordinate artist invitation process.
      • Facilitate the artist/art proposal selection review process.
      • Manage art acquisition process, including contract negotiations with artists (insurance policies, engineering certificates, etc.)
      • Provide client with fabrication and installation timeline.
      • Manage artist timeline.
      • Visit artists’ studios during key points of project to provide clients with written status reports including photo documentation.
      • Manage stakeholders’ expectations.
      • Coordinate, manage and oversee site preparation details.
      • Facilitate or coordinate transportation and installation of art.
      • Create Annual Report and other reporting documents.
      • Assist in dedication ceremony coordination.
  • Individual Public Art Project
      • Guide artist selection process. (PAP researches art genres within contextual requirements for each public art site.)
      • Coordinate artist invitation process.
      • Facilitate the artist/art proposal selection review process.
      • Manage art acquisition process, including contract negotiations with artists (insurance policies, engineering certificates, etc.)
      • Provide client with fabrication and installation timeline.
      • Manage artist timeline.
      • Visit artists’ studios during key points of project to provide clients with written status reports including photo documentation.
      • Coordinate, manage and oversee site preparation details.
      • Facilitate or coordinate transportation and installation of art.
      • Create Annual Report and other reporting documents.
      • Assist in dedication ceremony coordination.
  • Additional Program Support
      • Serve as client, artist and community liaison.
      • Organize public meetings.
      • Manage media relations and event planning efforts.
      • Coordinate and communicate with appropriate departments of city government.
      • Submit necessary percent for art requirement materials.
      • Assist with client fundraiser presentations.