Good Morning Dana:

 

As far as documentation, we require the artist to send us photos of their work in progress from fabrication to installation.  Once installation is complete, we have the County photographer take high quality photos.

 

Embedded artwork could mean many things, but this is the clause from a recent contract involving a mosaic:

 

13.            Alterations of Site or Removal of Artwork.

 

(A)            COUNTY shall notify ARTIST of any proposed significant alteration of the Site that would affect the intended character and appearance of the Artwork. COUNTY shall make a good faith effort to consult with ARTIST in the planning and execution of any such alteration. COUNTY shall make a reasonable effort to maintain the integrity of the Artwork.

 

(B)             COUNTY agrees not to arbitrarily remove or relocate the Artwork without first making a good faith effort to contact ARTIST. ARTIST shall not unreasonably withhold approval of removal or relocation of the Artwork.  Should ARTIST agree to such removal or relocation, ARTIST shall provide COUNTY with written handling instructions. In the event that ARTIST is deceased or unable to otherwise give the ARTIST's consent, the current owner of the copyright of the Artwork shall not unreasonably withhold permission, keeping in mind the intentions of ARTIST at the time of commission and fabrication.

 

 

I hope this helps!

 

 

 

 

Hello PAN,

 

Please pardon my ignorance as I am fairly new to my organization and hopping into a project halfway through!

 

I am trying to wrap my mind around the logistics of a collaborative project as it contains imbedded art and is the first time my department has partnered with the Recs and Park department for this type of work. My question is how best to document the artwork.

 

In the past, imbedded works have been treated just the same as any other artwork within the public art collection, whether imbedded in a City owned facility, or private. As the artist agreements for this current project are nearly identical to any other artist agreement on file I am struggling with this approach. I mean, our standard artist agreement includes the artist accepting that the completed artwork may be sent on loan (which is not exactly a possibility for imbedded art).

 

How do others approach imbedded works in their collection?

• Are they treated as their own category/separate collection within a collection?
• Do you have specialized artist agreements for them?

 

Immensely grateful for any advice or insight you may be able to share! And I’d be happy to chat offline if preferable.

 

Thank you all in advance!

 

All the best,

Dana

 

Dana Murray, MMSt (she/her)

Public Art Associate and Registrar
Culture Branch | Community Services

780.901.2851

 

City of St. Albert  | Mistahi Sâkahikan

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