The City of Edmonton is shifting its public art policy from a 30-year practice of tying funding to specific capital projects to a new funding reserve. The change means, starting in 2023, the city will transfer an annual amount into a single reserve pool for the public art program. "Hopefully this will create some more ability to be thoughtful and creative on how we build public art throughout the city," Henderson said. Gaps in representationCity administration worked with the Edmonton Arts Council to analyze the current per-cent-for-art policy before suggesting the new approach. (Edmonton Arts Council)The city has about 300 public art installations, ranging from paintings and murals to metal sculptures and glass work.

Source: CBC News August 10, 2021 00:45 UTC