6-Year Work Plan for Art in Public Places

The 6-Year Work Plan for Art in Public Places (6-Year Work Plan) is an internal planning document that provides a roadmap for making future public art recommendations to the Mercer Island City Council (City Council). Developed in partnership with the Mercer Island Arts Council (Arts Council) from May 2024 to March 2025, the 6-Year Work Plan was approved on September 16, 2025, and includes:

• Goals for the City's public art program
• Public art opportunities to consider over a 6-year planning horizon
• Guidance for community engagement and collection management
• Other information to support the public art program

City staff and the Arts Council are tasked with reviewing the 6-Year Work Plan and identifying individual action items to propose for the City’s Biennial Budget and Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Once the budget and CIP are approved by the City Council, items will be implemented by the appropriate City departments with Arts Council input and collaboration as necessary.

The 6-Year Work Plan does not stipulate individual artists, artwork designs, or other public art elements that would be identified through a competitive selection process. It also does not commit funding or other City resources to specific projects; funding requests will be made to the City Council as projects are developed.