Animating Infrastructure Grants support community projects that integrate public art with infrastructure improvements. Through this program, the Council strives to demonstrate the positive impact of art in helping communities to meet goals of livability, walkability, safety, economic vitality, and community vibrancy, and to support the creation of unique infrastructure projects where function and art are one and the same.
The Council’s definition of infrastructure is broad. It includes community facilities and services such as buildings, trails, water or sewer systems, roads, power systems, parks, parking lots, vacant or empty spaces, and more.
Functional components of infrastructure—such as sidewalks, railings, benches, walls, creative wayfinding, stairs, gateways, tree grates, fences, trellises, water fountains, and more in the built and/or natural environment—have the potential for artistic enhancement that creates unique places where people want to live, work, visit, and play.
