Oil City Main Street Program 2022 Public Art Community Input Survey

The Oil City Main Street Program (OCMS), through a cooperative agreement between the City of Oil City and the Oil Region Alliance, has been working to revitalize downtown Oil City since September 2011. OCMS has been accredited by the National Main Street Center each year since 2012 and was designated a Keystone Main Street in 2019. Among the many initiatives within its 5-Year Revitalization Strategy are several arts-based initiatives, including the facilitation of the ARTS Oil City artist relocation initiative and National Transit Artist Studios, the implementation of the Center Street Bridge Illumination Project, and the launch of a Downtown Murals program which has resulted in nine mural projects since 2014. The OCMS Public Art Committee is currently building upon its mural initiative to bring additional forms of public art to Oil City and is seeking the input of the community to help develop a thoughtful plan for future public art installations. This survey will be open until August 31, 2022 and takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. Your input is valuable: we appreciate your feedback!  
1.What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about Oil City?
2.What do you think makes Oil City unique or special?
3.Where is your favorite place to gather in Oil City for festivals and such?
4.What about Oil City do you think its public art should reflect or convey? Choose up to 3.
5.What is the most important role that you think public art can or should play in Oil City? Choose up to 5.
6.What styles of art speak to you the most? Choose up to 3.
7.Which of Oil City’s existing public art installations have appealed to you the most? Choose up to 3.
8.What kind of installations would you like to see in Oil City?
9.Where would you most like to see future public art installations in Oil City? Choose up to 3.
10.What public art opportunities appeal to you or sound fun to you? Choose up to 3.
11.Please enter the zip code of your primary residence:
12.If you are an Oil City resident, how long have you lived in Oil City?
13.What is your age?
14.Optional: would you want to participate in more discussion about Oil City’s public art plans? If so, please include your contact information below.
Thank you for your completing the Oil City Main Street Program’s 2022 Public Art Survey!