Dear Public Art Network,

We are working on an ordinance revision for our percent for art policy and are attempting to build out a bit on how our City public art program works with the Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency (RDA) – who incentivizes local development. Currently, our ordinance only defines the Public Art Program’s role with regard to CIP projects and funds. The RDA also has a one percent for art policy that they are also revisiting as it hasn’t been enforced in years past. The RDA also sometimes uses their own budget of enterprise fees to fund art on City property that we run through our Public Art Program.

We are hoping for some guidance or examples of any program models that clearly outline how the public art program works with enterprise funds/RDA, and with percent for art programs aimed at private developers. We’ve connected with a few programs and learned that some public art programs charge fees for executing projects on behalf of the RDA, or only take on certain projects, but are trying to understand more clearly the relationship with public art programs and the developers the RDA works with. Also, if your program has policy or guidelines for working with enterprise funds/RDA’s, is it included in the ordinance or kept separate as an internal policy document?

Any advice, guidance, examples shared would be very appreciated.

Hope you all are having a good 2020 so far!

Best,

Kat

KAT  NIX

Public Art Program Manager

Salt Lake City Arts Council

SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION

TEL 801-535-6512

WWW.SLCGOV.COM