Art in Public Spaces Framework by Shane Fitzgerald

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Contents

1. Summary

2. Objectives

3. Alignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4. Areas of Action 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6

Policy /Procedure / Promotion Advocacy / Support / Urban Art Interventions Street Art Procurement Preservation Cultural Gifts / Donations / Bequests

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5. Key Deliverables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 6. Art in Public Spaces - Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2224 7. References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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1. Summary In 2013 Gallery Services developed a unique, innovative, broad and considered Visual Arts Strategy which has greatly enhanced Gallery Services’ capacity to deliver quality product and engagement opportunities to the Townsville region. The Visual Arts Strategy through its six core themes Exhibitions, Creative Classrooms, Creative Communities, Creative Spaces, Collections Management and Art in Public Spaces has embedded Townsville’s venues as the leading regional arts institutions in Australia that are respectful of, and central to, the community and its varied cultures and subcultures. Significantly, resultant improvements to engagement opportunities have ensured Gallery Services is not only a leader in strengthening the Townsville region’s visual arts sector but is now recognised nationally as a vanguard of socio-cultural development. A key pillar within the Visual Arts Strategy is the activation, preservation, documentation and presentation of public art. The aim of the Art in Public Spaces theme is to promote socio-cultural development through the provision of a vibrant Townsville arts industry; enable considered and relevant initiatives that realise successful activation and integration of public art; and ensuring future development projects are intrinsically linked to a broader vision of the Townsville region through the establishment of internal and external partnerships and collaborations. The Art in Public Spaces Framework provides a holistic platform through which Gallery Services can foster, develop and realise Townsville City Council’s commitment to public art and endorsement of permanent and temporary art projects and initiatives within the community environment of the Townsville region. Summary

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A significant component of the Art in Public Spaces Framework is the identification, provision and implementation of a comprehensive scheduled and remedial maintenance program for existing public artworks in the Townsville region. The development of a managed maintenance program will ensure that Townsville City Council has a clear and concise overview of the entire Art in Public Spaces collection and the resources required ensuring that these cultural assets are managed in accordance with national standards for the benefit of the community in perpetuity.

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2. Objectives Art in Public Spaces will position Townsville as one of Australia's leading public art cities. It will foster Council's interest in the design of a contemporary city embracing a vibrant cultural life, respecting our heritage and welcoming tourism - a city that links people, place and creativity. The activation of traditional spaces will be coupled with a proactive and innovative interaction with available council and civic spaces whilst policy development and implementation of holistic frameworks for public art will establish sustainable cultural currency and embed the visual arts in the city’s future direction and development. The following objectives combine to provide a holistic platform to develop, implement, support, monitor and deliver industry leading governance and activation of public art delivery through the Townsville region. Through collaborative efforts with key internal stakeholders the Art in Public Spaces Framework will realise: A.

Policies that outline Council’s commitment to public art as a platform to establish Townsville as a contemporary city that embraces vibrant cultural life

Processes for the management and promotion of the city’s Art in Public Spaces Collection and heritage assets to local and world-wide audiences, tourists and visitors through traditional and contemporary formats

Development of comprehensive support mechanisms for developers to activate and integrate public art commissioning that celebrates creativity, inclusion and diversity

Ongoing professional development opportunities for the region’s artists, artsworkers and creative professionals establishing a sustainable cultural economy for the region’s artists, artsworkers and community

Recognition of Townsville being at the forefront of socio-cultural development and innovation in the regional Australian idiom

Integration of special initiatives and projects (ie: Strand Ephemera) that complement and enhance the profile of public art in the community’s consciousness as arts and cultural events of civic significance in a national context

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B. A strategic approach to public art commissioning that links people, place and creativity

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3. Alignment The Art in Public Spaces Framework aligns with the following Townsville City Council Corporate and Section objectives and plans:

Community Plan, Townsville >> 2011-2021 Leading, Creating, Connecting: Shaping a Place to be Proud of >> Guiding principle: Develop a vibrant arts lifestyle Embracing the richness and talent of the arts community. >>

Guiding principle: Strengthen community cohesion Becoming a supportive and interconnected community that works together to make people feel comfortable and safe within their street, neighbourhood and the wider community.

Townsville City Council Corporate Plan 2009-2014 >> Goal 3: Social Sustainability Enhancement of opportunities for social engagement and well-being. >> 3.7 Plan for community facilities and services to meet the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current and future needs. >> 3.8 Provide community services and facilities to meet the needs of the community.

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>> 3.10 Facilitate and showcase artistic learning and expression through performances, exhibitions, activities and programs. >> 3.11 Support community participation in cultural activities, programs and events.

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Visual Arts Strategy 2013-2016 Collections Management, Art In Public Spaces, Creative Communities, Creative Classrooms, Creative Spaces, Exhibitions

Provision of high-level overarching strategies that inform holistic service level delivery across Gallery Services activities

Activation of the Townsville region for the delivery of arts and cultural activities, events and programs

Fosters collaboration and participation with arts organisations, educational organisations, community and specialist groups

Support, promote and provide opportunities for the Townsville region’s artists, artsworkers and arts educators through advocacy, employment, promotion and collaboration

Stakeholders

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Key stakeholders in the Art in Public Spaces program are: Townsville region community

Townsville region artists and artsworkers

Developers

Primary, Secondary and Tertiary bodies in the Townsville region

Regional, national and international scholars and independent arts consultants

State and Federal governmental arts bodies and departments

Regional, national and international “cultural” tourists

Internal -

Planning and Development

Engineering Services

Maintenance Services

Community Services

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4. Areas of Action Townsville City Council is committed to the development and provision of dynamic social and public spaces throughout the region in which the inclusion of public art is a key factor in establishing public spaces of distinction. Townsville is recognised as a national leader in the provision of public art in regional Australia with 218 artworks that are currently located in various public spaces throughout the region. The management and care of these artworks is undertaken in accordance with the National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries. These standards are widely recognised and endorsed by Museums Australia and the International Council of Museums (ICOM) as the benchmark in cultural heritage management and as such inform many regional, state and federal institutions in the care, presentation, conservation and development of cultural material, be it historical, heritage or contemporary visual arts. The following Areas of Action form a holistic Framework that is delivered by the Gallery Services section to ensure that a considered, proactive, and comprehensive program is developed and implemented to identify, support, promote, and maintain Art in Public Spaces.

• Policy / Procedure / Promotion • Advocacy / Support / Urban Art Interventions • Street Art • Procurement • Preservation

Areas of Action

These Areas of Action are identifed as:

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• Cultural Gifts / Donations / Bequests

Amanda FEHER Flex [detail] 2013 Bronze and Stainless Steel 217 x 165 x 22 cm Commissioned by Gallery Services, Townsville City Council, through funding provided under the Community Development and Recovery Package - a joint initiative of the Australian and Queensland Governments “In recognition of the resilience shown by the Townsville community during and after Cyclone Yasi (February 2, 2011)” Gallery Services / Perc Tucker Regional Gallery / Pinnacles Gallery

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Policy / Procedure / Promotion

Policy development coupled with the establishment and implementation of holistic frameworks and support mechanisms for the delivery of public art, including integrated promotional platforms, will embed the visual arts in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future direction and promote the cultural identity of the region to local, regional, national, and world-wide audiences. Activity currently being undertaken in this area include:

Areas of Action

Internal stakeholder engagement to identify and develop integration with the Art in Public Spaces Framework and the Townsville City Council Development and Planning Scheme.

Review and updating of the Public Art Policy to reflect a holistic analysis of strategies, clarification of responsibilities and stakeholder custodianship, expanded Glossary of Definitions that highlight "what is public art", and integration with the Art Acquisition Policy.

Development and implemenation of internal procedures which align with the updated Public Art Policy and Visual Arts Strategy.

Ongoing assessment and maintenance of existing public art assets in-line with a developed and comprehensive Maintenance Manual/Schedule which aligns with Financial and Asset Management frameworks and legislative requirements.

Inclusion and activitation of the public art collection within the City of Townsville Art Collection Digitisation Project to allow world-wide access to the public art collection.

Development and implementation of integrated promotion activities which showcase the public art collection to audiences locally, nationally and internationally.

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Gallery Membership: Proposed

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Gallery Membership: Proposed

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Advocacy / Support / Urban Art Interventions

The provision of public art throughout the Townsville region is not the sole responsibility of Townsville City Council. As in many other metropolitan and regional areas throughout Australia, significant public art is commissioned and implemented into major developments and infrastructure projects. Townsville City Council through its Gallery Services section's ongoing support of public art, plays an important role in ensuring a cohesive vision for the provision of public art throughout the Townsville region by providing holisitic advocacy and support mechanisms to internal and external stakeholders wishing to undertake public art projects as part of planned developments.

External stakeholder engagement, support provision and specialist advice towards Public Art master-planning and integration into major developments.

Development and implementation of "Developer Toolkits" which provide a comprehensive catalogue of advice, documentation, considerations and requirements to assist developers in the identification, procurement and implementation of public art as part of major projects.

Internal stakeholder support and specialist advice towards the commissioning and procurement of public art in-line with TCC and National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries processes and legislative frameworks.

Internal stakeholder support and guidance in the provision of Urban Art Interventions which utilise public art as the primary catalyst that underpins design methodologies of pre-identified urban renewal and activation strategies.

Support by Gallery Services staff in the commissioning process of public art procurement for internal and external stakeholders.

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Areas of Action

Activity currently being undertaken in this area include:

Paul D. JOHNSON Solaris 2014 mixed media commissioned by Stockland as part of the North Shore Development Gallery Services / Perc Tucker Regional Gallery / Pinnacles Gallery

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Street Art

Street Art is a genre within the public art realm that refers specifically to visual art, developed in public spaces - that is, “in the streets” - though the term can refer to unsanctioned art, as well as sponsored initiatives. Street Art can include graffiti-style artwork, sculpture, stencils, sticker art, wheat pasting and poster art, video projection, art intervention, guerrilla art, and street installations. Typically, the term Street Art (or the more specific post-graffiti) is used to distinguish contemporary public-space artwork from territorial graffiti, vandalism, and corporate art. As part of the Art in Public Spaces Framework - and following on from the Street Art Feasibility Study conducted in 2013 - Gallery Services in collaboration with various internal and external stakeholders is developing a holistic approach to allow the activiation of a dynamic Street Art program Activity currently being undertaken in this area include:

Areas of Action

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Comprehensive nationwide environmental analysis and Feasibility Study for the activation of Street Art within the Townsville region.

Establishment of a Street Art Working Group - comprised of internal and external stakeholders - which will develop a holistic approach specific to the activation, engagement and provision of Street Art within the Townsville region.

Internal and external stakeholder support and specialist advice towards the commissioning and procurement of Street Art in-line with TCC and National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries processes and legislative frameworks and the development of accessible "toolkits" for internal and external stakeholders specific to Street Art procurement and commissioning.

Development and implementation of integrated promotion which showcases Townsville's Street Art to audiences locally, nationally and internationally.

Support by Gallery Services staff in the commissioning process of Street Art procurement for internal and external stakeholders. Fintan Magee in front of the City Lane commission entitled The Tower. The City Lane Development is an initiative of Lancini Property and Development and the commission of Magee’s work was supported by Gallery Services, Townsville City Council. Photograph: courtesy of Honey Atkinson, Insight Creative

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Procurement

With 218 artworks held within the public art collection, Townsville City Council has positioned itself as a regional leader in the shaping of dynamic social and public spaces where public art plays an important role. Townsville City Council will continue to identify opportunities to procure public art in-line with the strategies identified in the Art in Public Spaces Framework and Public Art Policy.

Assessment and identification of "Key Priority Locations" throughout the Townsville region suitable for the inclusion of public art to create/activate/support dynamic social and public spaces which align with organisational urban activation strategies.

Use of existing cultural projects - such as Strand Ephemera - as a vehicle towards the acquisition and installation of public art.

Support by Gallery Services staff in the commissioning process of Street Art procurement for internal and external stakeholders.

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Areas of Action

Activity currently being undertaken in this area include:

Tommy PAU Savannah Landscape 2014 Townsville City Council, Walker Street SHIFT: elevator art project artwork. Gallery Services / Perc Tucker Regional Gallery / Pinnacles Gallery

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Preservation

Townsville is recognised as a national leader in the provision of public art in regional Australia with 218 artworks that are currently located in various public spaces throughout the region. Presently, the management and care of these artworks is undertaken in accordance with the National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries. These standards are widely recognised and endorsed by Museums Australia and the International Council of Museums (ICOM) as the benchmark in cultural heritage management and as such inform many regional, state and federal institutions in the care, presentation, conservation and development of cultural material be it historical, heritage or contemporary visual arts. However, for some time, an adhoc approach towards the maintenance and preservation of the public art collection has resulted in less than satisfactory outcomes in this specialised field and as a result a number of artworks held in the collection are at risk of being required to be permanently removed. In response to this and in-line with community expectations, Gallery Services have commenced the ongoing assessment and maintenance of existing public art assets and is currently developing a comprehensive Maintenance Manual/Schedule which will align with Financial and Asset Management frameworks and legislative requirements. As part of this assessment and monitoring process Gallery Services have identified three Key Areas of Activity which will inform service delivery and the finalised Maintenance Manual/Schedule. Areas of Action

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These areas are defined as: A.

Scheduled Maintenance: the day-to-day care, cleaning and ongoing visual inspection of the public art collection.

Remedial Maintenance: identified remedial works required to ensure that artworks are safe, secure and maintained from the elements. This includes work that can be undertaken by local contractors such as welding, cementing, varnishing and minor re-construction.

Remedial Conservation: requires the services of specialist art conservators to restore an artwork to its substantive state. These are works that can ONLY be carried out by a qualified conservator.

Asset Management/Record Keeping: in accordance with TCC Asset Management Plans, City of Townsville Art Collection Database and scheduled whole of Collection valutations.

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Areas of Action

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Arne QUINZ The sequence 2009 Brussels Gallery Services / Perc Tucker Regional Gallery / Pinnacles Gallery

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Cultural Gifts / Donations / Bequests

For many years Townsville City Council - through Perc Tucker Regional Gallery's Federal Government recognised and endorsed Deductible Gift Recipient status - has received and benefited from numerous financially and culturally significant gifts of artworks into the City of Townsville Art Collection. However these gifts have focussed solely on the internal art collection and little consideration or allowance has been given towards the procurement of major public artworks through the Australian Government's Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme and Cultural Gifts Program.

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Areas of Action

Townsville City Council through Gallery Services will actively encourage artists of local, national and international significance wishing to donate artworks to Townsville to do so, knowing that their work is appreciated, preserved and forms part of a comprehensive and holistic Framework towards the activation of Art in Public Spaces as part of the City of Townsville Art Collection.

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5. Key Deliverables The Key Deliverables are intrinsically linked to the stated Objectives of the Art in Public Spaces Framework.

Each of the below-mentioned Activities will be reviewed and reported annually.

Year 2015/16

Key Deliverables 2016/17

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Activity

Partners

Audit of the Art in Public Spaces Collection

Gallery Services and Maintenance Services

Undertake the valuation of the Art in Public Spaces Collection

Gallery Services and accredited Valuer

Development and delivery of a Street Art Activation Framework

Gallery Services, Property Management, Community Development, Townsville Youth Justice, The Youth Network NQ, Townsville Street Art community, Legal Services, Heritage and Urban Planning Unit, Queensland Police Service, Councillors

Delivery and Research - Urban Art Interventions

Gallery Services, Heritage and Urban Planning Unit, Community Development

Digitisation of the Art in Public Spaces collection

Gallery Services

Identification of Art in Public Spaces Gallery Services, Infrastructure Services, Maintenance Services opportunities within Townsville City Council projects

Art in Public Spaces integrated into the Development and Planning Scheme

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Gallery Services, Planning and Development

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Estimate Funding Required

Details

$25 000 (as part of the City of Townsville Art Collection valuation)

Development and delivery of a holistic Street Art Framework which allows the activation of endorsed Street Art activity throughout the Townsville region

Nil

Delivery of Urban Art Interventions through the Animating Spaces and Strand Ephemera Activation Programs. Gallery Services to identify if a further, stand-alone Intervention can be developed during the year. Further scoping of sites, particularly the Ogden Street project to occur

TBC - dependant on requirements of identified location and scope of work

Inclusion of the Art in Public Spaces collection within the City of Townsville Art Collection Digitisation Project to allow world-wide access to the Art in Public Spaces collection

Nil

Undertake initial analysis and discussion relative to the consideration of Art in Public Spaces to be included in forecasted capital works projects conducted by Townsville City Council

Nil

Internal stakeholder engagement to identify and develop integration with the Art in Public Spaces Framework and the Townsville City Council Development and Planning Scheme

Nil

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Gallery Services to undertake a full valuation of the public art held within the City of Townsville Art Collection. Updated valuations will be provided to Financial Services and entered into the City of Townsville Art Collection Database

Key Deliverables

Undertake a comprehensive audit of public art owned and/or sited by Townsville City Council Nil to identify scope, condition and location. Transfer all endorsed public artworks into the City of Townsville Art Collection and the ongoing care and management of Gallery Services

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Year 2016/17

Ongoing

Key Deliverables

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Activity

Partners

Review and update the Public Art Policy

Gallery Services, Planning and Development, Legal Services, LMG, EMT, Council

Art in Public Spaces procedures

Gallery Services, Planning and Development, Infrastructure Services

Identification and development of external stakeholder relationships

Gallery Services

Delivery of "Developer Toolkits"

Gallery Services, Planning and Development, Engineering Services

Whole of Townsville region Art in Public Spaces masterplanning

Gallery Services, Planning and Development, Engineering Services, Infrastructure Services, Property Management

Promotion of the Art in Public Spaces collection

Gallery Services, Corporate Communications

Remedial and Scheduled maintenance of the Art in Public Spaces collection

Gallery Services

Ongoing Gallery Services support

Gallery Services, internal and external stakeholders

Ongoing Gallery Services support

Gallery Services, internal and external stakeholders

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Estimate Funding Required

Details Review and updating of the Public Art Policy to reflect a holistic analysis of strategies, Nil clarification of responsibilities and stakeholder custodianship, expanded Glossary of Definitions and integration with the Art Acquisition Policy, Visual Arts Strategy and Development and Plannning Scheme Development and implemenation of internal procedures which align with the updated Public Art Policy and Visual Arts Strategy

Nil

Identify and develop external stakeholder relationships to encourage Art in Public Spaces engagement, support provision and specialist advice towards Public Art master-planning and integration into major developments

Nil

Development and implementation of integrated promotion which showcases Townsville's Art in Public Spaces to audiences locally, nationally and internationally

$10 000

Ongoing assessment and maintenance of existing public art assets in line with a developed and comprehensive Maintenance Manual/Schedule which aligns with Financial and Asset Management frameworks and legislative requirements

$150 000 per annum

Support by Gallery Services staff in the commissioning process of public art procurement for internal and external stakeholders

Nil

Support by Gallery Services staff in the commissioning process of street art procurement for internal and external stakeholders

Nil

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Assessment and identification of "Key Priority Locations" throughout the Townsville region suitable for the inclusion of Art in Public Spaces to create/activate/support dynamic social and public spaces which align with organisational urban activation strategies

Key Deliverables

Development and implementation of "Developer Toolkits" which provide a comprehensive Nil catalogue of advice, documentation, considerations and requirements to assist developers in the identification, procurement and implementation of public art as part of major projects

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6. Art in Public Spaces - Definitions The term, ‘Art in Public Spaces’, attracts a multitude of interpretations – from public art, to commemorative monuments and stand-alone objects to community art projects, functional elements, fountains, murals, artefacts and art using new technologies. Art in Public Spaces is visible and accessible to the general public, customarily situated within the public areas of private development, as well as in publicly owned spaces - often located in parks, transit environments, urban and civic spaces, public areas of interior fit-outs, on building facades, pavements and in water environments. Additionally Art in Public Spaces may be permanently incorporated within the fabric, design, or fixtures of a building or place, or be a temporary project including art installations and events such as Strand Ephemera.

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Art in Public Spaces that is integrated permanently within a place is often referred to as ‘site specific’, meaning that it was conceived and built specifically for the space in which it is situated. Art in Public Spaces can also be ‘context specific’, meaning it has been created to communicate messages, which are of value to a contemporary society, such as environmental, social or political issues. The following glossary of defintions provides a guide to a number of the more commonly used terms associated with Art in Public Spaces.

6.1. Art Built-In Internal and/or external artwork that has been planned, commissioned, designed, fabricated and built-in to the fabrication of an existing or newly constructed building.

6.2. Community Art

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Artwork created by a community group that is located on Townsville City Council Property (e.g. in a park, garden bed, or pathway, etc.). Community Art will only have a life expectancy of five years and a two year maintenance schedule under the custodianship of Gallery Services.

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6.3. Ephemeral Public Art Artwork that is in the public realm lasting for a very short time; impermanent or designed/intended to degrade naturally over time.

6.4. Outdoor Cultural Material Cultural material that would not be defined as an artwork such as monument, war memorial or artefact.

6.5. Public Art An external artwork that has been planned and executed with the intention of being visible and accessible to the general public. These are NOT built-in to the fabric of the space but rather are stand-alone works.

Typically, the term Street Art (or the more specific post-graffiti) is used to distinguish contemporary public-space artwork from territorial graffiti, vandalism, and corporate art.

6.7. Artefact Created by humans, which gives information about the culture of its creator and users. It is often linked to an historic event accompanied by a plaque or other memorial features. Such items include war relics, historical objects and items saved from larger pieces, which have since been destroyed.

6.8. Fountain Includes figures, animals and other decorative items combined with hydraulics to form jets, sprays and waterfalls (Only fountains executed by an artist or craftsman of significance, not a fountain executed by town planning or an architect will be included in the Art in Public Spaces Collection).

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Is art, specifically visual art, developed in public spaces - that is, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;in the streetsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The term can include traditional Graffiti-style artwork, sculpture, stencils, sticker art, wheat pasting and poster art, video projection, art intervention, guerrilla art, and street installations.

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6.9. Monument A type of structure created to commemorate persons or important events, which has become significant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historical times or cultural heritage.

6.10. Mosaic A design made by cementing small pieces of hard, coloured materials (e.g. marble, glass, ceramic or semi-precious stones) to a base.

6.11. Mural An artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling, floor or other large permanent surface (Only works executed by significant artists, rather than minor decorative embellishments will be included).

6.12. Sculpture Art in Public Spaces - Definitions

Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Durable sculptural processes originally used carving (the removal of material) and modelling (the addition of material, as clay), in stone, metal, ceramics, wood and other materials but, since modernism, shifts in sculptural process led to an almost complete freedom of materials and process.

6.13. Terrazzo A composite material, poured into place or precast with cement mixture over marble, quartz, granite or glass chips used for flooring or walls. It is laid in situ, ground smooth and then polished.

6.14. War memorial

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A monument, statue or other structure to commemorate those who died or were injured in a specific war, often accompanied by plaques.

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6.15. Urban Art Intervention An interaction with a previously existing artwork, audience, venue/space or situation. It has the auspice of conceptual art and is commonly a form of performance art. Art Intervention can also refer to art which enters a situation outside the art world in an attempt to change the existing conditions there. For example, intervention art may attempt to change economic or political situations, or may attempt to make people aware of a condition that they previously had no knowledge of.

6.16. Graffiti Writing or drawings that have been scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place. Graffiti ranges from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings, and has existed since ancient times. In modern times, paint - particularly spray paint - and marker pens have become the most commonly used graffiti materials. In most countries, marking or painting property without the property ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consent is considered defacement and vandalism, which is a punishable crime.

6.18. Place Making Encompasses activities and interventions designed to transform, rejuvenate, as well as connect people with space whilst developing a place. Intervention activities incorporate cultural stimulus within obvious, as well as underutilised and often unseen/unnoticed spaces. They encourage community involvement, whilst stimulating positive visual, audible and physical connections empowering civic pride as well as ownership of space.

6.19. Art Installation An Art Installation, or Installation Art, describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space.

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An order or authorisation for the production of something. Artworks, including Street Art works, may be commissioned by individuals, private or commercial entitites, and government bodies. This process involves a clear definition of the scope of the project, agreement on design, location and timing, and a fee payable to the commissioned artist for the materials, time, and skill required to produce the work. Commissions involve legal contracts between the commissioning agent, and the contracted artist.

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6.17. Commission

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7. References • Townsville City Council Community Plan 2011-2021 • Townsville City Council Corporate Plan 2009-2014 • Gallery Services: Visual Arts Strategy >> 2013-2016 • Australian Best Practice Guide to Collecting Cultural Material – Ministry for the Arts, Australian Government (2014) • Code of Ethics – Museums Australia (1999) • Code of Ethics for Museums – International Council of Museums (ICOM) (2013) • Continuous Cultures, Ongoing Responsibilities: Principles and guidelines for Australian museums working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage – Museums Australia (2005) • Australia Institute for Conservation of Cultural Material: Code of Ethics and Code of Practice – Australia Institute for Conservation of Cultural Material (11 October 2002) • National Standard for Australia Museums and Galleries: Version 1.4 - The National Standards Taskforce, Museums Australia (October 2014) • City of Townsville Art Collection Asset Management Plan • City of Townsville Art Collection Asset Register

References

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