Art in Public Places program was launched by the Palmer Lake Arts Council in 2022. At the same time the Town of Palmer Lake was doing some landscaping changes in the town center, and invited the Arts Council to install two permanent pedestals for sculptures on the west side of the library and museum entrance in the village center. Now two sculptures have been selected to install on those pedestals for 12 months. The Palmer Lake Arts Council supports the Art in Public Places Program with grants, corporate and private donations, and the other works of the Arts Council.
The Sculpture Program Overview
- Short Term Goal – to fill the pedestals installed consistently, and add sculptures our landscape.
- The sculptures are changed annually, until a sculpture is purchased for permanent display
- Jan-Mar — Call to Artists for public art
- Mar-Apr — Selection, detail check, contract
- A local jury of 4-6 persons completes the jury process of reviewing the applicants, and selecting art. Jurors are business people, residents, arts council board members, TOPL administrative personnel, and local artists.
- Arrangements are made with the artist for installation
- $1000 stipend is given to the artist for an annual installation
- May-Jun — Install new annual sculptures after de-installing the previous ones
- The sculptures are changed annually, until a sculpture is purchased for permanent display
- Long Term Goal – to purchase a sculptures for permanent installation
- a sculpture on the annual rotation may be purchased for permanent display
- A commission for a specific design may be given to an artist who is then paid to produce the design agreed upon.
Diego Harris
Bill Bunting