Duluth Public Art Master Plan

Duluth, Georgia

Why

Duluth, Georgia, a community in the Atlanta region, took a journey to identify itself to the state and to the world as an arts destination. A pioneer in the public art field, Duluth became the first city in the region to complete a Public Art Master Planning Process.

With an understanding of the competition with other suburbs in the area for residents and businesses, Duluth forged a new course in defining its character and translating that character into public art throughout the city.

How

With an eye toward inclusive public outreach, the City of Duluth sought extensive public engagement. This included a series of stakeholder meetings, two rounds of public workshops and a custom built Online engagement tool to allow residents to participate in the workshops Online.

In-person and virtual attendees of the workshops viewed the same video and were able to engage with the same workshop content, worksheets for in-person attendees, and Online worksheets for virtual workshop attendees. Residents were also asked to submit photos using a series of hashtags. These images were used as a way to encourage participation in the process as well as for data collection.

What

The result of the process was a collaborative, engaging Public Art Master Plan that gives a blueprint and action plan for public art in Duluth. The Duluth Public Art Master Plan was adopted on April 13, 2015 and he City has begun to implement many of the recommendations.

Client

City of Duluth, Georgia

Team

Designing Local (Lead)

Services

Public Art Planning

Public Engagement

People

Amanda Golden (Lead)

Josh Lapp