Liesel Fenner

Not Dangling Earrings from the 'Venus de Milo' & Other Public Art Best Practices We’ve Learned

Posted by Liesel Fenner, Feb 11, 2013 0 comments


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Americans for the Arts Public Art Network (PAN) was formed and evolved in the 1990s when a group of public art administrators sought to establish professional standards for this rapidly-expanding sector at the intersection of art and design.

While the design professions have long-established best practices through their professional associations like the American Institute of Architects (AIA) or American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), PAN has been moving steadily forward articulating guidelines for commissioning agencies and artists alike.

The drafting of these standards comes from volunteers—leaders in the field, in particular past and present PAN Council members leading committees, discussions, and drafting platform statements posted and updated on the PAN website (www.publicartnetwork.org).

For this week's Blog Salon we invited PAN members—both administrators and artists—who are leading programs or projects that you may not have heard about yet. They discuss everything from the ever-popular topic of conservation to things to consider when de-accessioning work to suspending the rules to allow for public art events.

Also, there is the always thorny issue of copyright (the Venus mention in the title of this post) and contract negotiations which is discussed by an artist, attorney, and our Canadian colleagues. And of course professionals need to talk about taking care of themselves and finding inspiration and renewal.

While reading posts published throughout the week of this Blog Salon please consider our bloggers' experiences and share your own. Join my fellow bloggers and generate discussion via the comments under each post and be sure to post your thoughts via social media on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.!

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