(Amanda Coogan - Performance as part of Promenade curated by Michelle Browne, Open Space Programme, 2008, Clontarf – November 2008)

Public Art
Dublin City Council believes that Public Art has the capacity to add greatly to the city, breathing life and energy into different situations and contexts, sparking new ways of thinking about and experiencing the city. The City Council recognises the value and relevance of public art and invests in this area of work, as part of its arts and cultural agenda and because of its potential to link to other fields of living

Policies And Strategies
Dublin City Council has adopted the Report on Policies and Strategies for Managing Public Art.  This document sets out proposals for the strategic management and programming of public art for Dublin City Council.  It is intended to provide a clear framework which will formalise systems and structures for public art while giving scope for public art programming and commissions which will give established and emerging artists exciting and challenging opportunities to work while having an impact on the City and its public(s).  Read more about the Policies and Strategies for Managing Public Art. 

Public Art Programme
The Arts Office is developing a Public Art Programme which will support artists working in all artforms, and all forms of expression, permanent, temporary and time based. It will offer opportunities for artists to engage with the city, making new work that responds to the context of Dublin as capital of Ireland, international city, and city of communities and localities. The Programme intends to create connections and collaboration between different areas of the city council’s work and interconnection between art, city and the public. 

Public Art Register
Dublin City Council will develop a Public Art Register which will include information about permanent work in the ownership or care of the City Council and will also include temporary art projects undertaken under the Public Art Programme.

Care and Conservation
As part of its strategy to care and conserve its public art, Dublin City Council adopted a Policy for Decommissioning Public Art in December 2009. Read more about the Policy for Decommissioning Public Art