Public Art in Victoria
The City of Victoria encourages and supports art making of many kinds, from single
artist commissions to collaborations with engineers, architects and neighbourhood
groups.
The City of Victoria's "Art in Public Places: Percent for Public Art Policy"
was adopted by Council in 1993. This policy articulates the intention of the City
to create new works of art for the enhancement of public spaces and offers a rationale
for public art projects and defines the terms, responsibilities, and procedures
to be employed in realizing this goal. The goal of the policy is to set a framework
for creating opportunities for people in everyday life, for artists and the community
to participate in the design, look and feel of the City.
Public art in Victoria is defined as "artistic visual works selected, commissioned,
created or donated for locations in a public space or facility accessible to members
of the public and includes works of a permanent or temporary nature located in the
public domain."
The Public Art Inventory is organized to display the three main types of public
art in Victoria: (a) civic or municipal, (b) community art, and (c) private/developer
public art. All three of these types of public art are developed in accordance with
the Public Art Policy and processes, and form a comprehensive matrix of public art
in Victoria.
Contact Information
Civic and Community Public Art Projects:
Gail Price-Douglas
Community Development Planner
Parks, Recreation & Community Development Department
Phone: 250.361.0358
Email: gprice-douglas@victoria.ca