Exploring Best Practices in Public Art Procurement Session #3 Cultural Specificity

In the final session we delve into cultural specificity within the public art procurement process. As our municipalities and organizations increasingly see the role public art plays in placemaking and place-keeping, we are seeking to ensure our procurement processes support projects that are sensitive to the cultural specificity, especially of historically marginalized communities. This session will share strategies for commissioning that are responsive to this evolving context, exploring public art procurement of Indigenous art and marginalized demographics through open and ephemeral platforms, as well as more community collaborations for commissioning.