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	City Council Unanimously Supports the Cultural Destination Appeal of Soleri Bridge
	Call to Artists (CBRE Bell Tower Partnership)
	The Art of the Story: Book Illustrations by Sylvia Long Scottsdale Civic Center Library May 5-July 25, 2008 Artists Reception: May 8, 6pm
	Find Public Art with these new Maps!
	Via Colori Street Painting Festival October 18-19, 2008 Old Town Scottsdale Signature Artist: Sue Chenoweth
	Cycle the Arts Scottsdale Civic Center Thank you for participating!
	Scottsdale's Pima Freeway found in new book! The Art of Placemaking
	Scottsdale Public Art is Front Page News!
	New and Recent Works

The Scottsdale Public Art Program invites residents and visitors to explore our City's Public Art Collection. Sculpture and integrated artworks are located throughout the City in parks, libraries, along our roadways, in public buildings and in other public places. The Program was established in 1985 and is dedicated to enhancing urban spaces by commissioning art that creates a sense of place and improves the built environment.

An Artistic Vision

Scottsdale has a long history of dedication and commitment to the arts. Some of the City's first settlers were artists, craftsmen, architects, art collectors, educators, and others who believed that art should be part of the fabric of the community. The municipal art collection was formally established in 1967 and now includes more than 1,950 total objects (704 municipal and 1250 museum pieces).

In the early 1970s the City commissioned artist Louise Nevelson to create a signature work for Scottsdale. Nevelson's Windows to the West, funded in part by gifts from area residents, received one of the National Endowment for the Arts' first Art in Public Places grants. Prior to the establishment of the public art program, Scottsdale's art collection grew as a direct result of the efforts and generosity of local citizens. School children united to fund a sculptural water fountain near City Hall; the historical society and others collected donations to commission George Ann Tognoni's beloved Yearlings sculpture. The dedication, foresight and vision of local citizens provided a rich legacy of art for present and future generations.

In 1985 Scottsdale further strengthened the presence of arts in the community by adopting a percent-for-arts ordinance. More than fifty public artworks have been commissioned through the program including the large-scale bas relief along the Pima Freeway by Carolyn Braaksma; the Tributary Wall on Goldwater Boulevard by Kevin Berry; Robert Indiana's famous iconic Love sculpture outside the Scottsdale Center for the Arts; and, at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art [SMoCA], Knight Rise skyspace by internationally celebrated earth and light artist James Turrell. Scottsdale 's Public Art program has won numerous local and national awards and honors.

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