PUBLIC ART SIGNAGE: ENHANCING COMMUNITY SPACES
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Urban design is not complete without the application of public art signage as a means of bringing artistic expression together with functional communication. If there’s one thing we learned from making these signs — besides just how much we love blue — they are not only a beautification of public spaces, but also an informative device used to guide and engage the public. Public art signage is an integrated way to make public art part of everyday environments, and helps to improve the look of the area in question and create a feeling of belonging to the people resident there.
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What Is Public Art Signage?
Public art signage encompasses a variety of artistic installations placed in public spaces, including:
- Sculptures: Large, three-dimensional works, functioning as focal points for parks, plazas and other uses of communal space. Sculptures can be landmarks of a local culture or something that happened in a significant historical event.
- Murals: These can be art applied to walls that can be reflective of local culture or history. Blank walls can be transformed into vibrant storytelling and celebrating the community heritages as murals.
- Decorative Elements: With artistic designs you can turn functional items like benches and street furniture into something interesting. Not only are these elements practical but they help add visual appeal to public spaces.
- Wayfinding Signs: These signs were designed to aid one in navigating public space with beautiful artistic design. They offer important information while giving a pleasing ad to the appearance of their surroundings.
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Public Art Signs: Importance Of
Public art signage plays a crucial role in shaping community identity and engagement:
- Cultural Expression: Public art signs featuring local artists and honoring a community’s pride. These are a canvas for cultural storytelling, for telling the history, those values, those aspirations, of the people who live there.
- Community Engagement: Creating public art signage fosters understanding and pride between residents. Whenever community members are part of an ongoing artistic process, they can feel a sense of ownership of the meaning of the work of art.
- Enhanced Aesthetics: Public art installation improves the urban environment visually. They can give drab spaces some zest, as well as encourage interaction, socializing and community events.
Creating Public Art Signage
The creation of successful public art signage requires cross team collaboration between artists, designers and community stakeholders. The process typically includes several key steps:
- Concept Development: In the first phase this is a time for artists to brainstorm ideas that convey the community’s identity. To get input from residents on what themes or messages they would like to see represented, workshops and discussions may be held.
- Design and Approval: Following concept development is detailed design work. They review and approve designs in order to align with the vision of the neighbourhood. This phase consists of developing elaborate plans which include courtyards, greenspaces, paths and drainage systems.
- Fabrication and Installation: Once designs are approved, materials are chosen that will last long term against weathering and vandals. To make sure your artwork is well integrated into its environment, it needs to be professionally installed.
Examples Of Successful Public Art Signage
Several cities have successfully implemented public art signage projects that enhance their urban landscapes:
- Mini Murals in League City: For this project it has turned the signal boxes into gorgeous little murals by local artists. The addition of these artworks brings some color to the streetscape as well as artistic expression in places we wouldn’t expect an artist.
- Signal Box Art in Raleigh: Through this initiative, With the support of the local community, we connect artists to create visually appealing wraps for traffic signal boxes. These installations add to a healthy urban environment by turning mundane infrastructure into artistic expressions.
Conclusion
Enriching urban landscapes, and inspiring community identity, public art signage is necessary. The art can be brought into the public space to become part of cities that create meaningful relationships of citizens to their environment. Not only does beautification projects imply such action beautify neighborhoods and promote cultural expression and community pride too.
If you’re interested in creating public art signage in your community or just ways to improve existing installations, we welcome the opportunity to chat with you. We bring our professional team to help you develop public spaces you can be proud of that work specifically for your community.
