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Airport Public Art Projects
The process for selecting artists and designingartworks for the Sacramento International Airport began almost exactly two years ago when the airport art budget was established and an Art Plan for the project was approved by the County Board of Supervisors. But its parameters were set up more than 3 decades ago by a County Law that in a sense set up “the bones” for the Airports artist selection and design approval process. The law recommends that 2% of County construction projects be spent on art. It also requires that this work be selected and approved in a public process.
The artwork for the airport was selected, reviewed, and influenced by more than 30 curators, art historians and critics, in addition to county and airport staff, the airport’s principal architect, Corgan and Associates, and members of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission. These individuals were divided up into groups or “panels” of between 7 - 13 members who then selected the art and made recommendations to the artists. They forwarded their recommendations to the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (who sometimes made further recommendations) and then, in some cases, were reviewed by the County Board of Supervisors. The entire process has resulted, thus far, in the approval of 10 artworks for the new terminal. All of these artworks will be fabricated and installed in conjunction with the Airport’s opening in November, 2011.
The process won’t be finished until the work is installed. What you see today may continue to be influenced by the design and construction process.
Click on the links below for information about the artists, their designs for the project (as of May, 2010), and biographies.
About the Artists and Artworks
Art Plan (PDF file)
Latest News (coming soon)
Click here for facts on the approved airport art.
Click here for Sacramento Bee Q & A on airport art.
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