This document aims to guide the Council when considering the commissioning and caretaking of public art in Aberdeen by setting out clear objectives for public art, a clarification of policies, process, and the means of implementation.
It provides guidance for elected members, designers, developers, creative practitioners, individuals, organisations, planners and communities who have an interest in developing temporary and permanent public art work, or a decision making role in approving proposals with a relevance to public art.
This document does not seek to provide guidance on the development, investment priorities and funding sources for Aberdeen’s cultural and artistic infrastructure. This is steered broadly by the City’s cultural strategy, which will compliment this document and may indeed identify opportunities within which public art can be created.
This guidance has been produced by Aberdeen City Council and links to existing visions and plans adopted by the Council such as the Aberdeen City Centre Masterplan (CCMP), Culture Aberdeen 2018-28, the Regional Economic Strategy, Local Outcome Improvement Plan 2016-26, (LOIP), and Local Development Plan. As planning policy and implementation is a local authority statutory responsibility, the Council can, through planning legislation, positively influence the investment in, and quality of public art.
Your Comments
Your comments will help shape the guidance for the Council when it is considering the commissioning and caretaking of public art in Aberdeen.
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