The Fountain Hills Public Art Committee
is selected by the President
of the Fountain Hills Cultural & Civic Association
in cooperation with Sandi Thompson, the elected chairman.

Public Art Committee members include:

Sandi Thompson, Committee Chair Linda Kavanagh Sheila Nichols
Marty Brown Sharon Koehlinger Roy Nickel
Susan Jones Jerry Miles Cindy Stewart
CHECK OUT OUR COLLECTION OF PUBLIC ART


A Good Book


Flower Dancing
in the Wind


WINDOWS OF THE MIND



EMBRACE


CIRCLE OF PEACE


A LETER FROM GRANDMA


ADOLESCENCE


After the Dance


COOLIN' THE DOGS


LOVERS


AN ALL DAY JOB


THE TOWN OWNED FOUNTAINS


NEED A LIFT


JABA


CAROUSEL HORSE


DUCK PARADE
       

 


LINCOLN
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    PUBLIC ART IN FOUNTAIN HILLS
     Over the last ten years the Fountain Hills Public Art Committee and many other organizations have worked to create an excellent collection of public art.
      Pieces are located inside the Fountain Hills Community Center, inTown Hall, in the Community Center Courtyard, in Fountain Park and elsewhere throughout the Town of Fountain Hills. New pieces are being aquired at the rate of six a year or more.      Our immediate goal is to have at least 100 pieces in our public art collection by the date of the Arizona Centennial, February 14, 2012. The long term goal is to create the finest collection of pubic art in the Southwestern United States, a goal which, today, seems entirely possible.

Public art is acquired through two primary methods:
         1) by the active procurement of a specific work of art or the selection of an artist for a specific project, or
        2) as the result of a gift or loan whereby the Town becomes a beneficiary.
It is the responsibility of The Public Art Committee to review and facilitate the proposed acquisition of art under either process. In addition, the Public Art Committee, usually working with the entire Cultural & Civic Association Board, or with other community organizations, takes a major role in raising funds for public art acquisition.

 

THE FOUNTAINS IN FOUNTAIN HILLS
      Fountain Hills takes its name from the "World's Tallest Fountain" located in the middle of the lake in Fountain Park.
Not surprisingly, a number of other public and private fountains grace the community. To see the Town-owned fountains,
click here.

OUR FLAT ART COLLECTION
      There are many paintings, photographs and other works of flat art located in the Community Center lobby and classrooms and in Town Hall. To see pictures of these works click here:

FLAT ART PAGE ONE:

FLAT ART PAGE TWO
ART IN OUR MUSEUM
      The L. Alan Cruikshank River of Time Museum located in the library/museum building of the Town Plaza area, is a magnificent work of public art, with its outstanding displays of the history of this region. But the museum is also beginning to assemble a collection of outstanding paintings and, so far, one excellent piece of sculpture, that are worth seeing. Many of the pictures are by Earl MacPherson, an outstanding artist who was an early resident of Fountain Hills.
To see just a few of these pieces of work, click here.
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          Regardless of the method of acquisition, there are certain fundamental criteria that will be universally applied to any work of art under consideration:
* Artistic merit
* Physical condition of the artwork
* History and provenance of the artwork
* Compatibility with the Town's public art program and collection
* Availability of an appropriate siting location on Town property
* Requirements for installation, storage, and maintenance
* Liability considerations and issues of public safety.