About the Public Art Trust
The Public Art Trust began in 1995 when the public art program was restored by a new law. Chapter 8 of the Montgomery County Code, Article VI Works of Art in Public Architecture, Section 8-45 states: “Each year the County Council should consider appropriating funds for the next fiscal year to the Public Arts Trust in an amount equal to 0.05% of the combined total approved capital expenditures for the then-current fiscal year for County Government, Public Schools, Montgomery College and Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.”
The precursor to the Public Art Trust began in 1983 when the County Art in Architecture Program mandated that 1% of certain County capital projects be set aside for the acquisition and commissioning of artworks. At the same time, separate public art programs were administered at Montgomery College, Montgomery County Public Schools, and the County parks system. More than 200 works were collected during these programs.
Today, the Public Art Trust continues to commission site-specific works and supports other public art projects throughout Montgomery County. The Trust is Montgomery County’s central program for managing and commissioning all public art on County-owned property.
Public Art Trust Committee
The Trust is guided by a Steering Committee that includes artists, business representatives, at-large members of the community and staff from County departments and agencies, including the County Department of General Services and the Parks Department of M-NCPPC.
Jose Dominguez
Pyramid Atlantic
Liesel Fenner
Americans for the Arts
Denise Kayser
City of Gaithersburg
Luann Korona
Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Erica Leatham, Esq.
Ballard Spahr LLC and AHCMC Board member
Catherine Matthews
Montgomery County, Upcounty Region
Patricia McManus
Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission
Hamid Omidvar
Department of Planning and Implementation
Robin Riley
Department of Recreation
Patricia Shepherd
Department of Transportation
Molline Smith
Department of Planning
Betty Wisda
City of Rockville
Claudia Rousseau
Montgomery College
801 Ellsworth Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20910
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