Saint Paul’s Public Art Ordinance arose from the aspiration and vision of civic leaders, artists and the community for a creative city at the headwaters of the Mississippi River. It arose from decades of exploration and observation as the City planned its future, as its population diversified, and as the practice of public art evolved. The Ordinance emerged in 2009 as a powerful tool that places artists at the core of civic action in shaping the form and experience of the city. The Guidelines and the supplemental Public Art Ideas List (PAIL) were first introduced by the City in...

Crowdfunding is defined by Forbes as “the practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet.” And it’s rapidly become the new “it” way to fund projects of various scope. The University of San Francisco developed this infographic to oultine different platforms and ways in which communities are supporting and funding public projects.

In 2016, Americans for the Arts's Public Art Network Advisory Council issued a set statements that outlined a set best practices in the development of public art projects. The Proposed Best Practies includes statments that support fair and equitable practices in artists selection processes to contracting statements to support of the Visual Artists' Rights Act (VARA). As outlined in the document " Throughout the United States, agencies and organizations have been using art to expand constituents’ experience of the public realm. With so many entities involved in...