Art in Public Places
Toledo, Ohio has an impressive collection of public art, with large-scale sculptures, murals, and functional structures by noted artists from across the country. Many of these pieces were acquired through the pioneering 1977 ordinance that set aside one percent of Toledo's Capital Improvement Budget for the purchase, conservation, and public education of art.
The program is administered by The Arts Commission through its Art in Public Places Program, which acquires, conserves and restores the collection. This administration also includes the education of the community related to the understanding and enjoyment of public art.
Toledo was the first city in Ohio to adopt a One Percent for Art program. The 1977 ordinance served as a model for Ohio's Percent for Art program, administered by the Ohio Arts Council, which began in 1990.
The Art in Public Places Collection includes work from over 40 local, national and international artists. A partial list of these artists includes:
| Alice Adams Cynthia Carlson Wil Clay Pierre Clerk Joe Ann Cousino Alexander Doyle Donald Drumm Dale Eldred Emanuel Enriquez Robert Fessler Stuart Fink |
Carl Floyd Constancia Gaffeney Jim Gallucci Robert Garcia Lola Garcia de La Torre Montes Cliff Garten Jack Greaves George Greenamyer Barbara Grygutis Mags Harries |
John B. Hudson J.D. Jackson Penelope Jencks Josephine Kern David Lepo Thomas Lingeman Clement Meadmore Leonard "Ernie" Moll Phyllis Nordin Jerry Peart |
Beverly Pepper Judy Pinto Alfred Samborn John B. Squire Athena Tacha Kenneth Thompson Hans Van de Kovenkamp Harry Wheeler Roy Willson Hai Ying Wu |
