Public Art
Landmark moments shape our lives. Landmark art shapes our city. Charlotte is rich in diversity, but it is through public art programs that Charlotte becomes established in its identity. Public art is our opportunity to write many narratives into one overarching story of this place we call home.
Since 1993, ASC has managed the public art programs for the city and county. The Public Art Commission is responsible for the community-based artist selection and design review process for each public artwork. The commission is an appointed board of volunteer citizens from the arts, education and business sectors.
In 2003, Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners and the Charlotte City Council adopted ordinances that appropriate 1 percent of eligible capital improvement project funds for public art. The ordinance helps ensure that artworks enhance our public spaces and become an integral part of urban and economic development efforts.
View the Public Art Commission
In-Progress Projects
City of Charlotte CMPD Central Police Station
Artist: Freyja Bardell and Brian Howe
Anticipated Install: March, 2020
Steven’s Creek Nature Preserve
Artist: Stacy Levy
Anticipated Install: December, 2019
Prosperity Village
Artist: Robert Tully
Anticipated Install: December, 2020
Waymer Gym
Artist: Tejuola Turner
Anticipated Install: March, 2020
First Ward Park
Artist: Daily tous les jours
Anticipated Install: May, 2020
Shamrock Drive Corridor
Artist: Carrie Gault
Anticipated Install: January, 2021
Latta Plantation and Nature Preserve
Artist: Buster Simpson
Anticipated Install: November, 2019
Berryhill Roundabout
Artist: David Douwe
Anticipated Install: December, 2020
North Tryon Business Corridor
Artist: Wowhaus
Anticipated Install: December, 2019
Selected Completed Projects
CMPD Steele Creek
Artist: Billy Lee
Completed: June, 2012
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Artist: Ed Carpenter
Completed: August, 2012
Beatties Ford Library
Artist: Maja Godlewska
Completed: April, 2011
Fire Station 42
Artist: Zachary Noble
Completed: October, 2011
Little Sugar Creek Greenway
Artist: Masayuki Nagase
Completed: August, 2010
Matthews Sportsplex
Artist: Shaun Cassidy & Tom Stanley
Completed: June, 2013
Midtown Park
Artist: Living Lenses – Po Shu Wang and Louise Bertelsen
Completed: April, 2012
CMPD Eastway
Artist: Vivienne McConnell Collins
Completed: April, 2014
Reid Park
Artist: Laurel Holtzapple, Shaun Cassidy and Lauren Doran
Completed: November, 2015
West Trade St.
Artist: Jack Pentes
Completed: March, 1986
Elizabeth
Artist: Amy Bagwell and Graham Carew
Completed: December, 2015
Billingsley Campus
Artist: Jann Rosen-Queralt
Completed: October, 2006
Sedgefield
Artist: Paula Smith
Completed: April, 2016
Morrison Regional Library
Artist: Beth Ravitz
Completed: November, 2017
Grove Park
Artist: Dana Gingras
Completed: September, 2015
CMPD Westover
Artist: Michael Morgan
Completed: September, 2015
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Artist: Hoss Haley
Completed: June, 2016
Charlotte Douglas International Airport Terminal A
Artist: Refik Anadol
Completed: July, 2018
Mecklenburg County Double Oaks Family Aquatic Center
Artist: Marc Moulton
Completed: May, 2017
Romare Bearden Park
Artist: Richard Hunt
Completed: May, 2017