Best New Municipal Website: Indianapolis
Congratulations to Indianapolis Public Art program and the director, Mindy Taylor Ross. They were the first to start an online system of video podcast interviews with artists and tours. Now they are the first to master the new Google map programs. Very easy navigation of the city to find public art by geography, type and artist. Will they become the first to succeed on "iphone" integration with cell phone tours, visuals, directions and videos? Where is Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and San Jose?????? Click Here for Aesthetic Grounds Research on Cell Phone Tours
Indianapolis copied many of the attributes of the outstanding State of Colorado website including the best resource page with every civic document and instruction to install a work of public art. The new and future works have a viewable image size and short intelligent text - something usually missing on image websites.
Indianapolis site design was supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. I could not find the site designer.
Colorado site was designed by Spire Media

In the UK, Channel 4 has created the Big Art Mob site. The idea is that cell phone users would take photos "on the run" and send them to the Mob site. So far, it is having a hard time attracting users, but you can see the begining of the Google map based photo source of public art for the UK. (You need to register to use the site) The site has the potential for the general public to define "public art" - an excellent idea.

Categories:
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Aesthetic Grounds YouTube Site
Selected Videos on Public Art and Public Space
Best of Public Art Websites
1. Muncipal Website: Indianapolis, USA
2. Administration and Case Studies: Public Art Online, UK
3. Photos of USA Projects: Public Art Network, USA
4. Policy for Art in Buildings: Queensland, Australia
5. Sample Contracts, Call to Artists and Other Documents: PAN, USA
6. Sample MP3 Walking Tours: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, USA
7. Socio-Political Critique through Public Art: Transform, Europe
8. Artist: Pete Codling, UK
9. Artist Registry: 4Culture, USA
10. Community and Public Art: Community Arts
11. Urban Inventions: Wooster Collective
12. Publishing: Black Dog
Best of Public Space Websites
1. Essays: Jane Holtz Kay
2. Functional Criticism: Project for Public Spaces
3. USA Case Studies: Bruner Foundation
4. Lots of Ideas from DC: Richard Layman
Best of Architecture Websites
1. Essays: Hugh Pearman, UK
2. Selected Architecture Images: Eyecandy
3. Essays: James Russell, USA
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