Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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21 PUBLIC ART PROGRAM                                    G. Enhance Portland's growing reputation as a city
                                                              which celebrates the arts.
21.1 ESTABLISHMENT                                       H. Celebrate the multi-cultural and diverse
It shall henceforth be the policy of the City to              character of Portland's communities with
provide on an annual basis regular funding for the            place-specific art.
preservation, restoration, and enhancement of its        I.   Encourage collaboration between artists,
public art collection. This article and the funding           landscape architects, urban planners,
contemplated are in recognition of the fact that              architects, engineers, and other designers.
only by instituting a steady stream of funding for
this effort and standing by that commitment, will        21.3 DEFINITIONS
the City over time be able to fulfill its role as        Art work. For the purposes of the Public Art
steward of its public art collection and help nurture    Program, art work shall include the following:
and enrich thereby the quality of life in this city.     A.   Sculpture, statues, or monuments in any
                                                              material or combination of materials.
21.2 PURPOSE                                             B.   Painting.
The purpose of this article is to promote the            C.   Graphic arts, printmaking, and drawing.
educational, cultural, economic, and general welfare     D. Photography.
of the City of Portland by providing the means to        E.   Crafts in clay, fiber and textiles, wood, metal,
fund the acquisition and care of art works by the             plastics, glass, and other materials.
City of Portland, which shall be the City's public art   F.   Mixed media, any combination of forms or
collection. The Public Art Program seeks to:                  media, including collage.
A.   Care for and maintain the public art collection     G. Functional art such as street furniture, as
     of the City of Portland by documenting,                  described in the Guidelines for the Public Art
     preserving, restoring, and repairing the                 Ordinance.
     collection.                                         H. Environmental art consisting of landforms and
B.   Commission or acquire works of public art, and           artistic landscape composition.
     to seek donations of art work for the City’s
     public art collection.                              The following shall not be considered public art for
C.   Provide curatorial expertise and project            the purposes of the Public Art Program:
     management for the care of Portland's public        A.   Reproductions by mechanical or other means
     art collection.                                          of original works of art, except for limited
D. Enhance and enrich the lives of the city's                 editions, controlled by the artist, of original
     residents, visitors, and employees by                    prints, cast sculptures, photographs, or other
     incorporating the visual arts into public spaces.        works of art.
E.   Contribute to the city's civic pride and sense of   B.   Decorative, ornamental, or functional elements
     identity.                                                which are designed by the building architect or
F.   Increase access to works of art for residents            consultants engaged by the architect which are
     and visitors to the area. CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 21-1 PUBLIC ART PROGRAM
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