Executive Summary
and a mayoral administration that is committed to the centrality of art in the economic, social and cultural life of the city, there is reason to celebrate. There is the opportunity to create a vision for public art that supports the goal of becoming a world-class city and to support the OACCE in achieving that vision. Now is the time for Philadelphia to refocus its attention on the relationship between public art, placemaking and economic development, and utilize its financial resources and public policy tools to sharpen this competitive advantage for the 21st century.
LEFT ABOVE: Artist Tom Otterness with a model of his planned installations in Aviator Park in front of the Franklin Institute. Entitled “The Peaceable Kingdom,” it will feature about 30 sculptures to animate the park. This project is coordinated by Center City District and Fairmount Park Art Association. LEFT BELOW: One piece of Bernar Venet’s Waterfront Steel exhibit of eight large-scale steel sculptures scattered throughout San Diego. Before San Diego, the exhibit was on display in Paris and Qatar.
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