Public art engages, tell stories, evokes conversations and creates a sense of place.
We see this as an opportunity to support the Central Coast’s thriving and diverse creative community.
Our approach to public art will be focused on local, placing the community and its creative practitioners at the heart of the plan. Our deliverables will drive access to creative outputs, and prioritise opportunities to engage, nurture and support local artists at all career stages. This plan will outline how we can deliver a suite of actions to support the delivery, management and assessment of permanent and temporary public art for the Central Coast community.
The 10-year Public Art Plan will outline:
- A cohesive vision that all public art projects can use as a conceptual foundation
- Opportunities for local artists and artists beyond the region to develop public art on the Coast
- Frameworks that identify and invest in the development of largescale public art works.
The community engagement will also inform:
- Guidelines for community members, businesses and developers to invest in local public art of all scales
- A Public Art Policy that refers to processes and tools that invest in developing public art, and managing the entire lifecycle of a project.
Consultation update
In February and March we asked you to complete a survey to help us understand community values around public art.
You can view the results in this summary.
We also ran focus groups with targeted stakeholders. Your feedback will inform the development of the Public Art Plan, which will be exhibited publicly in mid to late 2024.
