For the purposes of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires different meaning.
ART, ARTWORK OR WORKS OF ART. Tangible creations by artists exhibiting the highest quality of skill and aesthetic principles and includes all forms of the visual arts conceived in any medium, material, or combination thereof, including, but not limited to, paintings, sculptures, engravings, carvings, frescos, stained glass, mosaics, mobiles, tapestries, murals, photographs, video projections, digital images, bas-relief, high relief, fountains, kinetics, collages, drawings, monuments erected to commemorate a person or an event, functional furnishings, such as artist designed seating and pavers, architectural elements designed by an artist, and artist designed landforms or landscape elements. The following shall not be considered artwork or works of art for purposes of this subchapter:
(1) Reproductions or unlimited copies of original artwork.
(2) Art objects which are mass produced.
(3) Works that are decorative, ornamental, or functional elements of the architecture or landscape design, except when commissioned from an artist as an integral aspect of a structure or site.
ART CONSERVATION. The maintenance and preservation of works of art and their protection from future damage and deterioration.
ART RESTORATION. Denotes the repair or renovation of works of art that have already sustained injury or decay and the attempted restoration of such objects to something approaching their original undamaged appearance.
ARTIST or PROFESSIONAL ARTIST. A practitioner in the visual arts, generally recognized by critics and peers as a professional of serious intent and ability. Indications of a person's status as a professional artist include, but are not limited to, income realized through the sole commission of artwork, frequent or consistent art exhibitions, placement of artwork in public institutions or museums, receipt of honors and awards, and training in the arts.
PUBLIC ART. Art accessible to the public and typically reflects an awareness of its site, both physically and socially and involves community process in creation. Public art can be a stand-alone sculpture, mural or other artwork, an integration into architecture, an urban design/placemaking project that contributes to the cityscape or creates a sense of place or a temporary installation (non-permanent art work).
PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE. The entity appointed by the City Manager or his/her designee to administer the public art program.
(Ord. 1960, passed 3-3- 21)