Developing a Playbook for Community Art in Public Places

The City of Kingman is a community located in northwestern Arizona on the Colorado Plateau. As Kingman is a community rooted in a rich history, including being a site of pre-Colombian trade routes, serving as a U.S. Army Air Force training base during World War II, and sitting at the heart of Historic Route 66, the City is seeking innovative ways to foster and celebrate the arts in public places throughout the community. The City has many existing art installations, murals, galleries, and programs, however, Kingman is interested in formalizing the process for City-supported public art efforts. To explore strategies and opportunities for supporting art in public places, the City of Kingman will collaborate with Master of Urban and Environmental Planning (MUEP) students participating in the ASU Project Cities program. MUEP students will facilitate a peer community assessment and develop and gather community feedback through a community arts preference assessment and workshop to inform a playbook for art in public places processes and programming.