This list of resources includes tools artists and communities can use to explore and successfully develop public art in Iowa.
Community Mural Toolkit
The Community Mural Toolkit, by Iowa Artist Fellow Jennifer Drinkwater, offers an introduction to the nuts and bolts of community mural making and an invitation to consider and explore your community's goals for creating community art.
Forecast Public Art
Forecast Public Art activates people, networks and proven practices to advance the transformational power of arts in public life. They provide information and examples of all aspects of public art from contemporary ideas and resources to a guide to the entire process of creating public art.
Americans for the Arts Public Art Network
Americans for the Arts Public Art Network is an online portal of tools, resources and opportunities for those in the public art field.
- Public Art for Community Stakeholders: Americans for the Arts provides resources and information for community stakeholders who want to learn more about public art. Resources include educational training, frequently asked questions, research and more.
- Best Practice Goals and Guidelines for Public Art: Americans for the Arts published a Best Practice Goals and Guidelines for Public Art. The article outlines the guidelines for the field in order to ensure a process that is ethical, fair, and reasonable for artists, curators/arts administrators and more.