Public Engagement

Public Art in Louisville

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Public art is vital to building a dynamic and equitable city for everyone. Louisville Metro Arts + Creative Industries is working to expand access to the arts through our public art collections, exhibitions, and new projects.

As part of the Comprehensive Cultural Plan, recommendations will be made surrounding public art policy, programs, and placement in the metro area. The planning team is working closely with Louisville’s Commission on Public Art (CoPA) to understand the current public art landscape and help set thier direction moving forward.

Vision

We Belive Public Art…

is vital to building a dynamic and equitable city for everyone

inspires and provokes the viewer

is necessary in all communities

encourages dialogue across economic, social, racial, political, historic and religious differences

Impact

Ensure an efficient and effective provess for creating art in the public realm

Tell the authentic story of Louisville and Kentucky

Support emerging and local artists to increase their visibility

Bring world class artwork and artists to Louisville

Showcase an array of art-forms

Support and advocate for arts education for people of all ages and backgrounds

Emphasize the importance of art to the economic, mental, physical, and spiritual health of Louisville

Creative Direction

  • Our social and natural environment will serve as a starting and end point for our public art. Public art in Louisville will be:

    • Responsive to the regional environment

    • Integrated into our natural spaces

    • Inspired by natural resources and materials.

    • A communication tool for sustainability.

  • We will use public art to help connect our community, physically, psychologically and spiritually. Public art in Louisville will be:

    • Created with interactivity in mind

    • Connected to our transportation network

    • Used to activate interstitial spaces

    • A tool for cross-pollination between the urban and the rural

  • We will use public art to be a bridge between our past, present and future. Public art in Louisville will be:

    • Built on authentic storytelling

    • Representative of the full mix of residents of Louisville

    • Welcoming and an invitation for community members to contribute their voices

    • An opportunity to facilitate discourse on tough issues

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