Wichita City Launches Public Artist Registry

Wichita KS

02 November, 2020

8:50 PM

Description

Press release from City of Wichita: November 2, 2020 The City of Wichita Division of Arts and Cultural Services is launching a public artist registry webpage, as a corollary for the Percent for Art Program. In 2019, the Wichita City Council approved an ordinance that allots 2% of Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project funds to provide for the funding, selection, creation and maintenance of public art. The public artist registry was created to serve as a resource to aid architects and developers in connecting with art consultants and artists when working on City projects. The Public Artist Registry officially debuted on Sunday, November 1 and may be viewed at wichita.gov/Arts/Registry/. Local, regional, state and national artists who have experience working on large-scale public projects are encouraged to apply at https://lfforms.wichita.gov/Forms/ArtistRegistry. Additional resources about public art have been established on the Arts Council's website: wichitaarts.com/resources/public-art/. This press release was produced by City of Wichita. The views expressed here are the author's own.