The Public Art Program is tasked with the maintenance and conservation of the City of Atlanta Public Art Collection, which includes 139 public artworks valued at over $22 million. The Collection, featuring historically significant artworks by local, regional, and nationally acclaimed artists depicts artworks that are in the care of the City of Atlanta’s Public Art Program.
To browse the full collection online, click here. To find out where these artworks and monuments are located, visit the Google Map, or download the Mobile App (search Public Art Tour on Android and Mac Stores).
Collection Management
The Office of Cultural Affairs Public Art Program (OCA/PAP) Collections Management Team conducts annual assessments of each artwork in the collection and prioritizes maintenance and conservation efforts.
To encourage community support of public art, The Adopt-An-Artwork program allows for concerned citizens, neighborhood organizations, companies and corporations to actively participate in the preservation of the public art collection by partnering with the OCA/PAP to provide the necessary resources to maintain the artworks in their neighborhoods and communities. Taking a proactive stance in managing and preserving the growing collection of public art in Atlanta ensures that historically significant artworks remain for future generations to experience.
Ten Featured Artworks
Browse below a selection of key artworks within the Atlanta Public Art Collection, identified by Robert Witherspoon, Public Art Manager.
Isamu Noguchi – Playscapes
Thornton Dial – The Bridge
Sol Le Witt – Wall Drawing #581
Curtis Patterson – Andrew Young Tribute Plaza
Lynn Linnemeier – Journey to Freedom
Jim Siegler (designer) & Gamba Quirino – Atlanta From the Ashes (Phoenix Rising)
David Hammonds – Nelson Mandela Must Be Free to Lead His People and South Africa to Peace and Prosperity
Elizabeth Catlett – People of Atlanta
George Beasley – Five Points Monument
Xavier Campaney Medina – Homage to King