Everyone,

We have run into a situation with a municipal public art program that had, in the past, paid artists for concepts out of bond funds for the capital projects the artwork would be a part of. Recently, this source of funding has been cut off, because, based on an interpretation of the applicable regulations, bond funds cannot be used to pay for designs that will not be implemented, a situation that always occurs when multiple artists are producing concepts for a project through which only one concept will ultimately be commissioned.

I assume that the municipality could simply use general fund dollars or income-tax proceeds to cover the cost of artists’ concepts, but I agreed to first do some research on what funding sources other municipal public art programs use to cover this kind of cost.

Any information or insight any of you may have on this topic would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Vince Reddy

Vince Reddy, AICP

Project Manager

LAND studio

1939 W. 25th St., Suite 200

Cleveland, Ohio 44113

216-621-5413, ext. 107