Public art can make your town more beautiful, more beloved and more economically productive.
Public art brings unique value and character to our neighborhoods.
The most successful public art is the result of community desires and goals, not top-down planning.
This park has served its purpose and now it's time to move on to the next phase of its life: as a mixed-use development that will support local businesses and bring more people downtown—to stay.
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This Public Art Week, we discussed big questions about the value and role of public art in our towns. Here's what got the most reads this week.
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This park has served its purpose and now it's time to move on to the next phase of its life: as a mixed-use development that will support local businesses and bring more people downtown—to stay.
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(Top photo source: Brisbane City Council)
This Public Art Week, we discussed big questions about the value and role of public art in our towns. Here's what got the most reads this week.