Cultural Council Agenda and Packet 2017 11 16

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CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL Public Artwork installations recommended by the LCC will be placed on the City Council Agenda. City Council will vote on whether to accept the LCC's recommendation. Items that have received no valid objection may be placed on the City Council Consent Agenda. Items that have received one or more valid objections must be placed on the regular agenda. A "valid objection" is one demonstrating a reasonable likelihood that the proposed artwork does not satisfy one or more of the Guiding Principles for Public Art. ARTWORK REMOVAL/DE-ACCESSING From time to time, it may be appropriate for the Louisville Cultural Council to consider de -accessing a piece of Public Artwork, the process of withdrawing an artwork from public exhibition through storage, loan or disposal. Following current Best Practices for Public Art, the LCC may recommend de -accessing a piece that meets one or more of the following criteria: 1. Repair of damaged artwork is impractical or the cost is excessive in relation to the cost of the piece. 2. Artwork poses a public safety risk. 3. The security and condition of the artwork cannot be reasonably guaranteed in the present site. 4. Use of the particular public space has changed and re-siting the artwork would be inappropriate because it would impact the contextual meaning of the piece. 5. Artwork is of inferior quality to other works in the collection or is incompatible with the rest of the collection. 6. The City wishes to replace the artwork with a work of more significance or appropriateness by the same artist. 7. Artwork does not meet the Values or Guiding Principles of the collection. 8. Artwork has received documented, unabated adverse reaction from the community over a period of time and modifications of the artwork are not possible. DE -ACCESSION APPROVAL PROCESS 1. Evaluation: Louisville Cultural Council will evaluate the piece based on the Removal/De-Accessing criteria. 2. Public Notice: Public notice will be made and the public will have an opportunity to provide comment. 3. Recommendation: LCC may vote to recommend de -accessioning a piece to City Council. 4. City Council Approval: City Council will vote on whether to accept the LCC's recommendation. DE -ACCESSION PROCESS When de -accessing a piece, the artist will first be informed in writing of the decision and will be given right of first refusal to buy back the de -accessioned artwork. Donor will be informed in writing of the intent to de -accession the piece (if applicable). The following means of de -accession will be considered (in order): 1. Re -donation, sale or other specific action as agreed upon with the donor or artist at the time of the City's acquisition of the artwork 2. Sale of the piece 3. Trade for one or more other artworks by the same artist 4. Indefinite loan to another government entity 5. Destruction of artwork deteriorated or damaged beyond repair at a reasonable cost and deemed to be of no or only a negligible value. 11.06.17 Draft of Public Art Policy 4