The City of Lewisville started a formal Public Art Program in 2017, but began acquiring pieces of a Public Art Collection in 2003. The collection includes outdoor and indoor pieces in various artistic media. Pieces are added to the Lewisville Public Art Collection through purchase, commission, or donation. 

Public Art Work Plan for 2021:

This plan was developed by the Arts Advisory Board and approved by City Council with the 2020-21 budget. It represents public art projects that will be researched more thoroughly and as scope and artist calls are finalized the overall plan or individual project’s plans may be adjusted based on that research.

1.  Interactive, large-scale sculpture- The priority project for 2021 will be to commission an interactive sculpture to be installed at Central Park, highlighting the Chin culture, hopefully to be created by or co-designed by a Chin artist.

Status - Artist Applications have been received and are now being reviewed by the selection committee. Artist interviews to take place late spring 2021.

2.  Decorative crosswalks- The scope of this project will consist of 2-3 crosswalks, locations to be announced, being enhanced with original artwork designs. Call for Artist application is open for first location through April 7.

3.  Two-dimensional metal cutouts- This project will consist of a series of several two-dimensional metal works that could depict animals, fauna, or other artistic designs that would be installed to the sides of trees or building facades throughout City parks or other spaces. Project scope and locations still to be determined. 

4.  Wrapped Utility Boxes- The final for fiscal year 20/21 involves wrapping utility boxes with artistic works. Submissions of works would be solicited from local or regional artists via a call for artists and the Arts Advisory Board would select the works that would be reproduced into a vinyl wrap to be applied to currently unwrapped utility boxes. This program would coincide with the current utility box wraps that are aesthetic in nature showing local flowers, historical photos, and other treatments. The board would target doing 2-5 boxes this first year.