§ 34-42. Criteria for selection of works of applied art.

All submissions of proposed works of applied art shall be reviewed and selected by the APPAC, with the board of county commissioners reserving the authority to veto the decision of the APPAC, according to the following minimum criteria:

(1)

Works of applied art shall be located in highly visible and accessible areas within public places where residents and visitors of the county may experience their presence in the public environment.

(2)

Preference should be given to the selection of works of applied art completed by local resident artists, however, all artists selected shall be residents of the state. Touring art shall be exempt from the state residency requirement. Preference should also be given to the commissioning of new works over the purchase and siting of existing works.

(3)

Works of applied art shall be appropriate for viewing by all age groups within the county.

(4)

Works of applied art selected shall be of exceptional quality and enduring value requiring a low level of maintenance.

(5)

Selections shall be based upon the appropriateness of the work of art to the existing or planned character of the site and adjacent areas, to the environmental conditions of the site, maintenance requirements, quality of the work, likelihood that the visual artist can complete the work within the available timing and funding, and diversity of the visual artists with preference to those whose works have not been previously acquired by the county under the provisions of this article.

(6)

Selections shall not include reproductions or unlimited editions of original works of art; art objects which are mass produced; or works that are decorative, ornamental or functional elements of the architecture or landscape design, except when commissioned from a visual artist, landscape architect or architect as an integral aspect of a structure or site.

(7)

It is intended that the artistic landscape and architectural design elements supported through the provisions of sections 34-39 and 34-40 shall enhance, but not constitute in their entirety, the standard landscaping and structural features of public facilities proposed for new construction or redevelopment.

(Code 1979, § 1-203(4))