In the early 1970's, several cities adopted
"one-percent-for-the-arts" policies. One percent of public capital
spending had to be spent for art that enriched public spaces. Today
more than 100 communities have adopted such provisions. Some- like Fort
Lauderdale, Dallas, San Francisco and San Jose - have increased the
requirements to 1.5 or 2%.
The Houston/Harris County Cultural Arts Council has compiled a comparison of programs.
The city recognizes the importance of expanding the opportunities
for its citizens to experience public art and other projects resulting
from the creative expression of its visual artists in public places of
the city. The city further recognizes the substantial economic
benefits to be gained in the form of increased tourism through
enhancement of public spaces and consequent retail activity throughout
the city. A policy is established in this article to include works of
art and design services of artists in certain city capital improvement
projects.
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Tampa, Florida has gone beyond public spending to require that both city government and
private developers of commercial properties allocate funds for art in
public places. Developers must invest 1% of the project budget in art
or contribute to a city art fund (maximum of $200,000 per project). The
code also creates a public arts committee.
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