The Austin City Council will consider changes to the Art in Public Places (AIPP) program in September, aiming to expand where publicly-funded artwork can be located and introduce new requirements for public-private partnerships. The AIPP program allocates 2 percent of capital improvement budgets for visual art. Proposed revisions seek to clarify procedures, broaden participation, and enhance long-term care for artworks. Key recommendations include allowing AIPP-funded artwork on publicly accessible city-owned property, requiring public art installations in certain projects, and improving notification processes for artists regarding their rights.
The Art In Public Places (AIPP) program, created in 1985, allocates up to 2 percent of eligible capital improvement budgets for visual art on city projects. Staff say the revisions are intended to clarify program procedures, broaden participation and address long-term care of artworks.
A proposed change would allow AIPP-funded artwork to be placed on publicly accessible city-owned property not directly connected to a capital project that generated the funding.
The Council resolution directed staff to create a formal process for alternative compliance in public-private partnership projects, broaden the definition of 'city-owned' property to include sites that are under long-term easements or controlled by local government corporations.
Another proposed change would require certain public-private partnership capital projects, such as those built under long-term leases with the city, to either install public art or contribute 2 percent of eligible costs to the Public Art Fund.
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