Resources
Public Art Archive Help Center
The Public Art Archive Help Center is a space for clients using the Collection Management System (CMS), Collection Showcase, Interactive Map, and/or Special Projects features.
- Access the CMS user manual and video tutorials to help you navigate your system.
- Find information on past releases and forthcoming product features.
- Update your Collection Showcase or Special Project page(s) using our simple form.
Whether you are just starting out or looking to build upon your existing documentation, the resources below provide guides, tools, and templates to help artists and organizations document public art portfolios and collections and contribute data to PAA.
Gentle Breeze (2021). By Matthew Mazzotta. City of Boise Public Art Collection. Courtesy: City of Boise Arts & History Department, Case Conti Visuals
Learn the ways to submit your portfolio, collection, or individual artwork with this comprehensive overview.
Public Art in Private Development (PAPD) Database
Originally built and maintained by art lawyer and subject expert Sarah Conley Odenkirk, the Public Art in Private Development (PAPD) Database is a dynamic collection of official ordinance documentation and other supporting materials created by communities across the United States pertaining to public art in private development programs.
Templates To Guide Your Public Art Documentation
Guidelines for Metadata and Terminology for Artwork Documentation and Classifications
Finding Artworks’ Geocoordinates
Resources To Improve Public Art Photography
Public Art Monuments
Visit this page for resources on public art monuments, memorials, and commemorative sculptures. Learn about cataloging best practices for artworks that have been removed and the evolving nature of monumentality.
Blog
Stay up to date on all things PAA. The PAA Blog features special projects, artworks we love, collection management tips and resources, and more.
Public Art: Resources From the Field
Looking for administration support or just want to learn more about public art? Explore these resources from the Public Art Archive and other trusted organizations.
Public Art Oppurtunties
Sample Contracts, Budgets & Policies
Public Art 101
- CaFÉ’s How to Stand Out: 6 Tips for Emerging Public Artists with Insights from an Expert
- City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture: Where to Begin – Developing Concepts for Public Art
- Atlanta Regional Commission: Five Lessons Learned for a Successful Public Art Project
- Indiana Arts Commission: How to be a Public Artist – 4 Parts of the Journey Ahead
- Arts & Venues Denver: Public Art Program – Applying for Public Art
- Nyfa’s Wondering How to Break into the World of Public Art?
- Creative Philadelphia: Public Art, How to Start?
- CaFÉ’s Guide to Breaking into Public Art
- Boise Arts & History: Guide To Public Art
Cultural Equity in the Public Art Field Link Roundup
- Americans for the Arts Public Art Resource Center
- Createquity: A Healthy Arts Ecosystem
- Grantmakers in the Arts: Building Racial Equity in Public Art Funding
- Seattle Office of Arts and Culture: Capacity for Building Racial Equity in Public Art
- La County Arts Report: Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative
- Policylink: Creating Change through Arts, Culture, and Equitable Development: A policy and Practice Primer
- Public Art and the Promotion of Racial Equity by Kristen Day
- Forecast Public Art: Equity Portfolio
- Forecast Public Art: Design for Equity
- Painting the Way to an Equitable Built Environment through Public Art: National Recreation and Park Association
- GSA Expands Diversity and Access in Public Art Program
- Podcast: Public Art and Equity with Amina Kache Cooper
- Stop Settling for Bronze: New Public Art for Equity | Laura Sievert | TedXNormal
- Neighborhood Arts Network: Arts & Equity Toolkit
- NASAA: State Arts Agency Equity Strategies
- Marsha Reid: Public Sculpture and Cultural Equity (Contemporary and (C&))
- The Future of Small Cities Institute: “The Artists is the City: Public Art as Community Activation” 10/5 Recap + Video
- Advance Equity through the Arts Position the Arts and Culture Sector as a Leader in Advancing Equity (Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis)
Additional Public Art Resources
- Creative West (Formerly WESTAF) Symposium Proceedings: The Future History of Public Art
- Public Art Resource Center, Americans for the Arts
- Forecast Public Art
- Public Art Dialogue
- Monument Lab
- National Endowment for the Arts
- International Sculpture Center
- Ixia Public Art Think Tank
- Sparcinla
- MA Public Art & Performative Practices – London Metropolitan University, UK