Culver City Parks Task 8.1 Final Plan - Flipbook - Page 124
Art in Public Places Program
Public art is strongly tied to a sense of identity in
the city. Culver City has more than 100 public
artworks within its Art in Public Places Program
(APPP).27 This program was established in 1988 to
enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors
through the urban landscape.28 Culver City’s Art in
Public Places Program serves as the city’s percent
for art program. Maintenance of the art is the
responsibility of the property owner and is outlined
in a covenant with the city.29
Public art pieces within PRCS parks and opportunity
sites include:
1. Homage to La Ballona Creek, Culver City Park,
Artist: Lucy Blake-Elahi (1994)
2. Tree of Life, Carlson Park, Artist: Dora De Larios
(1997)
3. Rivers of the World, Ballona Creek Bike Path,
Artist: Lori Escalera, Lucy Blake-Elahi, David
Farrington, and members of Ballona Creek
Renaissance (1997)
4. Postcards from Ballona, Ballona Creek Bike
Path, Artist: Francois Bardol, Lucy Blake-Elahi,
Lori Escalera, and Culver City Middle School
students (1997)
5. Cougars I and II, 6000 Sepulveda Blvd., Artist:
Gwynn Murrill (1991)
APPP is Culver City’s percent for
art program, which requires a
contribution for:
RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENTS WITH
>5 UNITS
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL,
OR CIVIC PROJECTS VALUED
$500,000+
REHABILITATION
PROJECTS VALUED
$250,000+
System-wide, there are additional sculptures and
public art pieces that are outside of Culver City’s
official APPP. There is an opportunity to overlay
parks in Culver City’s park system with an aspect
of art, whether through physical art pieces or
performative arts opportunities. Additionally, as
more artworks are incorporated into parks, there
could be a “cultural corridor” to connect parks to
one another through an art journey along bicycle
and walking paths from the Wende Museum to the
Arts District. Parks that already have a proximity to
the bustling downtown area and arts district are
best suited to build off existing cultural connections
in Culver City, such as Veterans Memorial Park and
Syd Kronenthal Park.
To support the maintenance and operations of a
new and expanded outdoor parks art collection,
additional funding would be required.
1. PAYING 1% OF THE
TOTAL BUILDING PERMIT
VALUATION INTO THE
CULTURAL TRUST
FUND
2. PLACING AN
APPROVED
ARTWORK
EQUAL TO AT LEAST 1%
OF THE TOTAL BUILDING
PERMIT VALUATION ON
THE SITE
Options 2-5 applicable only
when 1% allocation is $75,000+
3. INCORPORATING A
CULTURAL FACILITY
WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT
4. FULFILLING THE APPP
REQUIREMENT FOR
“ARCHITECTURE
AS ART”
5. DONATING
ARTWORK
EQUIVALENT TO AT
LEAST 1% OF THE TOTAL
BUILDING PERMIT
VALUATION TO THE CITY
Figure 115. The percent for art program requirements in Culver City are based on the size of the proposed development.
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