Denver Public Art Case Study

Denver’s best art isn’t locked up in museums or galleries, but it can be found in all our local communities, recreation centers, libraries, schools, parks and public building all throughout Denver. With new art work being added each year, Denver’s diverse art can stimulate any mind despite their age group. Creating a city that people will remember when they visit. Competing with the greatest such as Paris, New York, places known for art fueling their cities and communities because people remember beauty and creativity. The Denver Public Art Program is in place to do just that, created in 1988 by former mayor Federico Pena, jump start art in our community. Placing an ordinance that requires the city to set aside one percent of every budget, more than one million dollars, for public art. Since than art projects have sky rocketed to new levels. …show more content…
It effected the tax dollars as individual corporation’s budgets for expansion. Meaning that one percent of any capital improvement projects that exceed a million dollars taken by the city go towards art. For example, construction of new public locations and recent largest improvement was the Denver International Airport are all in effect of this law. It has contributed significantly adding more than three hundred public art pieces, that have shaped the iconic symbols that represent the city of Denver. The cost of projects has created limitless possibilities, ranging from $10,000 to over $10 million dollars. SCFD distributed $53.2 million to art in 2015. Only benefiting the opportunities for the Denver art enthusiasts by creating a city extremely more visually