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Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation |
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Public art is increasingly becoming a routine component of urban development planning in cities and states throughout the country. The City of
Des Moines established such a program in 2001, a program that has since evolved into a private, nonprofit organization known as the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation.
The mission of the Foundation mirrors the intent of the City’s public art ordinance and includes the following objectives; the Foundation will endeavor to... |
 1. Identify, select, and commission works of art created by venerated professional artists for installation in public spaces throughout the City of Des Moines,
2. Acquire artworks for a public art collection by means of direct commission, invitational, community initiated projects, and gifts,
Artist: Alan Lampe
Title: “Des Moines Skyline”
Location: City of Des Moines Performance Report
3. Provide financial support and assistance in commissioning
professional artists for qualified urban development projects
that are initiated by either the municipality or the private sector,
4. Enhance the city's physical environment, public
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5. Integrate the work and thinking of professional artists into the planning, design, and construction of city and privately developed facilities, e.g., buildings, parks, streetscapes, and any other facilities and spaces that would benefit from participation by an artist,
6. Celebrate the multi-cultural and diverse character
of the city's residential and commercial
neighborhoods and citizens,
Artist: Michael Holmes
Title: Untitled
Venue: City of Des Moines Performance Report
7. Nurture a sense of citizen ownership and pride in a public art collection,
8. Encourage creative partnerships between artists
and residents, neighborhoods, businesses,
and community organizations located in the city, and
9. Complement and enhance city planning and urban development projects.
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