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Orange County Percent for Art Program Overview Direct Economic Impact of Public Art: Design fees paid to artists/artist teams, materials, fees for local site preparation, fabrication of the art work, installation, labor, etc. Indirect Economic Impact of Public Art: Tax revenues generated from the above transactions, wages paid by businesses where the purchase was made, artists' meals, artists' lodging, artists' transportation, other purchases made in area businesses, etc. Public Art stimulates tourism, which can positively affect earned income for area businesses as well as tax revenues. Proposed Orange County Percent for Art Program • A Public Art program makes art accessible and visible throughout our county. It brings art into everyday life. Public sites provide an important venue for Orange County residents and visitors to appreciate artwork outside the traditional museum or gallery setting. • Public Art enriches neighborhoods and communities with unique and welcoming facilities. It serves as an expression of the community, as well as a landmark. It helps to define the county's identity and sense of place. • Public Art promotes social interaction and discourse and teaches us about each other. • Public Art promotes creative collaborations. • Public Art can memorialize the past as well as express shared values for the future. All great civilizations are recognized by the presence of public art. • Public Art projects demonstrate how art that is integrated into its site enhances civic architecture and a wide range of public spaces. • The Orange County of Town of Chapel Hill established a Percent for Art Ordinance in 2002. This ordinance allocates 1% of selected capital projects for the creation, fabrication/construction, installation, and maintenance of permanent works of public art. Funding comes from each project's construction budget, which can include Federal, State, County, Town and private support. The MOST EFFECTIVE way to CONSISTENTLY support public art and design is through a Percent for Art Ordinance. In the ABSENCE of legislation, support for public art in governmental facilities is a HIT OR MISS proposition.