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Louisville Public Art Master Plan

“The City of Louisville is at an exciting and pivotal time in its history. With the merger of the city and county governments, increased investment in downtown, and one of the most ambitious parks projects in the United States, Louisville is a place poised to set the standards for sustainable living…The visual arts are a key component to the success of citywide education programs, tourism and local business development….The master plan comes out of the need to examine the role of art in Louisville’s public spaces and to find effective ways to include the powerful voice of art in the discussion of place, neighborhood and city identity.” (Louisville Public Art Master Plan)

In 2008, the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Public Art recommended to Mayor Abramson that the City develop a master plan for public art to set the future vision for the city’s vitality. With private and public money, MACOPA engaged Creative Time to develop the master plan. It is a vital and exciting document that “reflects Louisville’s wonderful people and places and that lays out both a long-term vision for public art and practical steps to achieve that vision.” (Creative Time)

Master Plan recommends:

•    a new Commission on Public Art (COPA);
•    a system to manage the City’s public art collection;
•    a public art grant fund;
•    an independent organization to curate and produce new public art; and,
•    potential sites for public art throughout Louisville.

View the entire Master Plan here