This is an organization-wide focus for us in 2018 and all departments (including public art) are meeting regularly together, having community conversations, etc. on equity and inclusiveness across everything we do.  Some of the things we do in public art include making sure we have a number of different “entry points” for projects, doing a lot of personal outreach to get specific artists to apply, rethinking process “norms”, diversifying funding sources (and by doing so, broadening expectations for outcomes), growing the next generation of public artists through non-traditional paths (e.g., through apprenticeships/mentorships rather than formal schooling), etc.  It helps that we do not work under a percent-for-art model. We are about to have a number of public forums in the next month or two at which we hope to learn more about where we are falling short, and that will spur ideas to make opportunities more equitable.

Julia Muney Moore
Director of Public Art

Arts Council of Indianapolis
924 N. Pennsylvania St.
Indianapolis, IN  46204
o (317) 631-3301 x240
m (317) 332-8382
e jmoore@indyarts.org





On Dec 11, 2017, at 6:56 PM, Michael D Mowry <mdmowry@mowrystudio.com> wrote:

Greetings Public Art Community –
 
                The public art policy group for Denver’s Commission on Cultural Affairs is interested in learning about and exploring efforts to increase diversity, equity and inclusiveness for the city’s public art process. If you have any examples to share, stories to relate, or advice to give on public art efforts you’ve undertaken in your communities to increase participation by traditionally under-represented populations, we’d love to learn more, and are happy to share what we gather. Thank you in advance!
 
We in Denver are looking forward to sharing our city with all of you at the convention in June!  
 
Best -
Michael Mowry
Cultural Affairs Commissioner
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