Public Art & Community Design (for Artists)

Minnie Evans Tribute Garden, Wilmington

Minnie Evans Tribute Garden, 2004
Airlie Gardens, Wilmington, NC

"The creator of art for public places requires the eye of a poet, the ear of a journalist, and the hide of an armadillo."
-- Richard Posner, artist

Public art has moved away from being discrete objects placed in a public space to art forms incorporated into the fabric of the community and defined by citizen participation. As part of the overall community design, artists can build a visual vocabulary of places, forms, patterns and materials that describe a community's unique qualities. [more...]

For more information, contact:

Brendan Greaves
Public Art and Community Design Director
(919) 807-6509
brendan.greaves@ncdcr.gov