the boise watershed environmental arts plan

arts and cultural planning

Public works departments across the nation are integrating public artworks into their infrastructure projects. Ranging from postcard information projects to entire recycling plant designs, artists are being enlisted by public works officials to collaboratively envision projects; one of the purposes of The Boise WaterShed Environmental Arts Plan is to place Boise Public Works and The WaterShed education center into that context. By surveying precedents of artworks within other public works departments, a more thorough understanding of the possibilities of this endeavor can be gained. Regional and national examples of public art/public works projects, as well as BPW’s completed projects, are shown alongside the ‘Project Opportunities’ described in this document.