APPLICATION TO DONATE ARTWORK TO THE CITY OF COSTA MESA |
Policy Statement of Purpose and Objectives
One application per one artwork
The City of Costa Mesa is committed to developing a plan for more ambitious temporary and permanent public art, including the identification of potential locations around the City, creation of policies with respect to selection and acquisition of artworks, and determination of the funding sources to be used.
The City of Costa Mesa is committed to developing a plan for more ambitious temporary and permanent public art, including the identification of potential locations around the City, creation of policies with respect to selection and acquisition of artworks, and determination of the funding sources to be used.
As part of this policy, the City of Costa Mesa will continue to promote community involvement and provide opportunities for the community to participate in the public display of art on City property, parks and rights of way, as the City determines appropriate, on a case-by-case basis. In order to accomplish these objectives, and provide guidelines and procedures for governing the acquisition, display, maintenance, potential deaccessioning and lending of Public Art for public display, the City has developed this policy. The objectives of this policy are to:
- Set out technical, aesthetic and thematic criteria for donation proposals, while maintaining high artistic standards in works of art displayed in the City of Costa Mesa;
- Establish clarity on the responsibilities of the donor and the overall conditions of approval.
- Provide uniform procedures for the review and acceptance of donations and loans of works of art for the City of Costa Mesa;
- Establish consistent review criteria that strike an appropriate balance between high aesthetic standards and city business use;
- Encourage or facilitate recognition of the artistic community.
This policy applies to property owned or managed by the City or its agencies. This policy does not apply to donations situated on private property.