Since its establishment in 1986, the department’s Public Art Program has been a national model for involving artists in designing
and building a better city. By fostering collaborations among artists,
engineers, architects, landscape architects and other urban designers and
thinkers, the program enhances the look, feel and function of a wide range of
public buildings, spaces and infrastructure. Think airport terminals, community
centers, streetscapes, parks, canals, trails, transit centers, pedestrian
bridges, overpasses, underpasses, recycling centers, and public safety
buildings. Phoenix Public Art has touched all of these urban essentials and
more.
