Glad to share our policy for art initiated by community groups for placement at community centers, parks

and other public sites owned by the City of Oklahoma City.  This has worked well since it was established. 

Let me know if you have any questions.

 

PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN PERMISSION TO PLACE PRIVATELY FUNDED PUBLIC ART PROJECTS

IN PUBLIC PARKS OWNED BY THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY

 

The Oklahoma City Parks & Recreation Department serves as the Owning Department who works with

and oversees the public meetings of the Oklahoma City Park Commission, who makes rules, regulations

and policies governing all public parks and public grounds used for public park purposes as defined in

Section 38‐85(d) of the Oklahoma City municipal code, and all facilities and appurtenances for the

protection of the public and proper use of the parks, except as otherwise provided by the Council. The

Park Commission jurisdiction includes making recommendations for acquisition, donations, and devises

of property used for park purposes and making recommendations for improvements to all parks and

grounds used for park purposes. These recommendations include changing the established use in a park

for the purposes of placing public art, when not originally conceived for that purpose. Certain

improvements can be administratively approved by the Parks Director or his designee.

To obtain permission from the Owning Department for Arts Commission, Design Review and Permitting,

the applicant must first submit the following to the Arts Liaison:

 

         Submit a plan with as much detail about the proposed artwork including size, materials, and

potential placement in the park so that professional landscape architects on staff can determine

if the proposal meets standards, policy and procedures for Oklahoma City public parks.

 

         Proposer must agree in writing that they are responsible for all costs associated with design

review, permitting, engineering costs, transportation and installation, art markers and all

associated lighting and other amenities associated with a successful art project.

 

         Proposer should state their expectation for the length of time the artwork could remain at the

site and agree to maintain the artwork, and possibly the landscaping around it, for that length of

time.

 

         All agreements for installation and maintenance require that the proposer and its contractors

meet the minimum insurance requirements required by state law.

 

The Arts Liaison will review the proposal for completion and provide the proposal to the Parks

Department. The Parks Department will evaluate the artwork’s impact to park buildings, landscaping

and infrastructure, the artwork’s impact to all known or anticipated uses by regular user groups, and

future plans for the proposed park’s development. 

 

If all questions and issues can be satisfied by the proposer,

the Parks Department Director or his designee will agree to sign the proposer’s applications to allow for Arts

Commission review, design review, and permitting. At the Parks Department Director’s discretion, certain

proposals may be heard before the Parks Commission for a determination. Final approval of the project must

be obtained by the Parks Department, Art Commission, and City Council before any promotion of or work on

the art piece begins.

 

Questions and Submissions:

Robbie Kienzle, Arts Liaison & Program Planner

Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs

Oklahoma City Planning Department

420 W. Main, 9th Floor

Oklahoma City, OK 73102

p: 405/297‐1740 m: 405/664‐2363

email: robbiel.kienzle@okc.gov

 

 

For those City public art programs that provide an avenue for art initiated by community groups, I would like to know what guidelines you adopted for the process and some insight into what issues have arisen. I would also like to hear from City’s that have considered adopting guidelines but decided against allowing community initiated art or stopped doing it – what were the reasons?  Thanks, Jana

 

Jana L. Weldon

Public Art Coordinator

City of Glendale
5959 West Brown Street
Glendale, Arizona 85302

Cell: 602.909.5038
Desk: 623.930.3564
www.glendaleaz.com/arts

 

Mission

We improve the lives of the people we serve every day

 

Values

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Community Driven – Learning Organization

 

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