The Public Art Policy provides a sustainable and responsive ‘percent for public art’ funding strategy for the acquisition, administration and management of public art.
The funding mechanism provides for costs associated with:
- implementation of the Public Art Policy;
- planning, design, fabrication, installation and purchase of public art for new and existing public spaces, facilities and infrastructure;
- management, administration, and programming of the Public Art Collection;
- maintenance and conservation of the Public Art Collection.
Percent for Public Art Allocation
The objective of the ‘percent for public art’ will be calculated at 1% of the total capital project costs for City of Calgary capital budget projects over $1 million, recognizing that certain funding restrictions may limit overall available funds. Eligible capital projects include all upgrade (U) and growth (G) budget items over $1 million. Ineligible costs include land purchase, rolling stock, portable equipment (furniture, computers, etc.), maintenance (M) and service (S) budgets.
When planning an upgrade (U) or growth (G) capital project that exceeds $1 million, City of Calgary Departments will identify and prorate the 1% for public art allocation based on all restricted and unrestricted funds to the capital project budget.
There are three considerations related to the expenditure of the ‘percent for public art’ allocation:
- The restricted public art allocation will reside with the initiating Department as part of the overall capital project for development of public art on the capital project site;
- The Departments will transfer a portion of the unrestricted public art allocation to the Public Art Reserve Fund;
- Administration may choose to pool a portion of the unrestricted public art allocation for use at more publicly accessible sites or combine the restricted and unrestricted public art allocation not transferred to the Public Art Reserve Fund for development of public art on the capital project site.
Public Art Reserve
The Public Art Reserve will ensure a diversity of public art opportunities occur in communities throughout Calgary that are accessible to citizens and visitors. It also ensures ongoing maintenance and conservation of public art occurs in a responsible and timely manner to preserve these assets.
The Public Art Reserve will be financed through the Percent for Public Art Allocation as outlined in the section above.
The Public Art Reserve will be used to cover costs related to the following:
- management, administration and promotion of the Public Art Program;
- maintenance and conservation of those portions of the Public Art Collection maintained by the Public Art Program;
- projects initiated by the Public Art Program.
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