5.2: Public Art
Continued investment in public art collection. Other Information:
Public art celebrates our community’s dreams, reflections and passions in the public realm, it connects us with the beauty
and depth of human experience, and it invites us to engage more deeply with the landscape that surrounds us. Public art draws
us together as a community. The ACT Government’s Percent-for-Art Scheme, commencing in the 2007–08 Budget, is a significant
new and ongoing investment in public art in the ACT. The scheme gives Canberrans even greater opportunities to engage with
public art than before—while going to work, driving, meeting a friend for lunch or simply walking the dog. The ACT Government’s
new Forward Plan for Public Art, Towards 2013 describes the ACT’s existing public art collection and develops themes to guide
the commissioning and acquisition of new works. The overall aim is, by the centenary in 2013, to establish Canberra as a place
where everyday activity, valued community places and the city fabric as a whole are noticeably enriched with public art.
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