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Akron Public Art Commission unveils interactive 774-item inventory and maintenance plan
Summary
The Akron Public Art Commission and Art by Love launched a citywide interactive public-art inventory (774 items) and a maintenance report. The $48,500 privately funded project includes a commissioner portal, ward-by-ward filters, and prioritized maintenance recommendations that councilmembers said they will help implement at the ward level.
The Akron Public Art Commission on Friday presented a newly launched, citywide public-art inventory and maintenance plan that compiles more than 774 city-owned or city-funded public-art assets.
Summer Hall, the city’s public-arts liaison, introduced the project and said the database — developed by Art by Love — is live on the commission’s website. Mac Love of Art by Love described the multi-year project and said it was awarded after an RFP and funded with a private gift of $48,500 to the commission. The deliverables include an interactive public-facing inventory, a commissioner portal with maintenance data, a 2025 inventory report summarizing methods and findings, and a…
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