Phoenix subcommittee approves $24.4 million public art plan for 2025–2030

The City of Phoenix Economic Development and Housing Subcommittee unanimously recommended approval of the city’s fiscal year 2025–2030 public art plan, a five-year program with a $24,407,060 budget that city staff said will integrate public art into capital projects, parks and citywide initiatives.

The plan matters because the city’s percent-for-art ordinance directs 1% of capital improvement program (CIP) funds to public art; the subcommittee’s endorsement sends the approved plan to the full City Council for final approval and listing on the city’s public art website.

Arts and culture staff presented the plan and budget during the May 28 meeting. Carrie Brown, deputy arts and culture director, told the subcommittee that the municipal art collection now contains more than 1,200 works, including about 250 site-specific pieces, and that the public art program’s five-year budget includes $4.5 million for Sky Harbor International Airport projects and $3,761,464 for Go Bond–related public art. Brown said the program prioritizes projects that can be integrated into CIP projects, that advance equitable distribution…