Greg,
We do at the McDougall its known as Art in Public Places, we also have a
conservation committee dealing with their maintenance.
The person to talk to is Neil Roberts our curator.
His e mail address is [log in to unmask]
Hope this is helpful
Lynn Campbell
Conservator
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> From: McManus,Greg [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, 6 August 1999 10:57
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> Subject:      Public sculpture
>
> Hello everyone:
>
> Can anyone give me information about cities or towns, anywhere in the
> world,
> that have ongoing programmes for purchasing/commissioning/etc. sculpture
> for
> permanent display in public places. Sculpture gardens and sculpture trails
> are of particular interest.
>
> The City of Rotorua here in NZ is considering developing an ongoing
> committment to funding the provision of large-scale public sculpture,
> probably in the form of a trail through the district, with the ultimate
> long-term goal of developing an internationally-significant collection.
>
> Any information, such as amount of money committed annually, how sculptors
> are chosen (comepetition, straight commission, etc.) would be most
> helpful.
>
> Thanks
>
> Greg
>
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