Art in Mansfield Community Outreach Survey

Background

In 2018 the city received its first requests from citizens about public art, which led to Mansfield’s first ever cultural arts master plan in 2021.

Mansfield’s Cultural Arts Master Plan as well as a public art funding and administration ordinance was adopted by city council on November 13, 2023.

One of the 4 primary goals outlined in the Cultural Arts Master Plan is to establish the Mansfield public art program. Adopting the public art policies and ordinance accomplished 2 of the 8 strategies to achieve this goal and laid an administrative foundation for the program. In taking this survey, you can help fulfill another 3 strategies regarding installation of artwork around Mansfield and be a part of building a vibrant public art program.

As the City of Mansfield looks toward its first significant public art calls and installations, it is gathering public input regarding the purpose and location of artwork within Mansfield.

Public Art: is an element of a public space that is designed by a professional artist or artist team. It includes sculpture, statues, or monuments in any material or combination of materials; painting; murals; graphic arts including printmaking and drawing; photography; crafts in clay, fiber and textiles, wood, metal, plastics, glass, and other materials; mixed-media, any combination of forms of media, including collage; functional art such as street furniture; environmental art consisting of landforms and artistic landscape composition. Public Art can be permanent or temporary.

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* 1. What should art in Mansfield aim to do?
(Please rank your answers from top to bottom. 1 = favorite, 2 = second best, 3 = third place, etc.)

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* 2. Where would you like to see art in Mansfield?
(Please rank your answers from top to bottom. 1 = favorite, 2 = second best, 3 = third place, etc.)

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* 3. I would most like to enjoy art by:
(Please rank your answers from top to bottom. 1 = favorite, 2 = second best, 3 = third place, etc.)

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* 4. Would you most like to see permanent or temporary artwork?

Permanent

Temporary (5 years or less)

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* 5. Are you most interested in large-scale or small-scale artwork?

Large-scale (can be seen and enjoyed from a distance)

Small-scale (something you would come across while walking

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* 6. Select the picture(s) of art you like:

Spartanburg, SC crosswalk art by Matthew Donaldson. Crosswalk art improves safety by grabbing the attention of both drivers and pedestrians, making everyone more aware of a busy intersection and slowing traffic.

1. Spartanburg, SC crosswalk art by Matthew Donaldson. Crosswalk art improves safety by grabbing the attention of both drivers and pedestrians, making everyone more aware of a busy intersection and slowing traffic.

“Sonic Bloom” by artist Yuri Suzuki, 2021, London. Designed to look like a contemporary flower, the tubes and horns of the piece allow people to communicate through the art or listen to the sounds of the city it picks up.

2. “Sonic Bloom” by artist Yuri Suzuki, 2021, London. Designed to look like a contemporary flower, the tubes and horns of the piece allow people to communicate through the art or listen to the sounds of the city it picks up.

“The Embrace” by artist Hank Willis Thomas and MASS Design Group, 2021. This Boston memorial, aims to honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, celebrate their history, and spark a public conversation on advancing racial and social justice today.

3. “The Embrace” by artist Hank Willis Thomas and MASS Design Group, 2021. This Boston memorial, aims to honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, celebrate their history, and spark a public conversation on advancing racial and social justice today.

“Just around the corner” by Patrick Daughtery, 2003, Duke University. This environmental art uses material from the surrounding area to create whimsical structures that appear to grow out of the landscape. The sculptures invite audiences to explore and play with them and nature.

4. “Just around the corner” by Patrick Daughtery, 2003, Duke University. This environmental art uses material from the surrounding area to create whimsical structures that appear to grow out of the landscape. The sculptures invite audiences to explore and play with them and nature.

“THE POOL” by Jen Lewin has been a touring installation since 2008. It is a giant field of concentric circles that use technology and custom code to swirl with light when activated by touch — encouraging participation in an ever-changing composition.

5. “THE POOL” by Jen Lewin has been a touring installation since 2008. It is a giant field of concentric circles that use technology and custom code to swirl with light when activated by touch — encouraging participation in an ever-changing composition.

“Mutualities; Lives Interwoven” by Forlane Studios, 2019 in Western Australia. This artwork is a screen between a busy roadway and an open space, increasing safety by enhancing visibility and stopping people from running into the road. Simultaneously it celebrates extraordinary individuals and community history.

6. “Mutualities; Lives Interwoven” by Forlane Studios, 2019 in Western Australia. This artwork is a screen between a busy roadway and an open space, increasing safety by enhancing visibility and stopping people from running into the road. Simultaneously it celebrates extraordinary individuals and community history.

“Gumhead” by David Copeland, 2014, Vancouver, CA. Described by the artist as a, “gum-based, crowd sourced, publicly interactive, self-portrait,” This piece invites viewers to add to the art by sticking their chewing gum onto it.

7. “Gumhead” by David Copeland, 2014, Vancouver, CA. Described by the artist as a, “gum-based, crowd sourced, publicly interactive, self-portrait,” This piece invites viewers to add to the art by sticking their chewing gum onto it.

“The Shoes on the Danube Bank” by Can Togay and Gyula Pauer, 2005, Hungary, commemorates the hundreds of Hungarians who were ordered to leave their shoes on the bank of the river before they were shot during the Holocaust.

8. “The Shoes on the Danube Bank” by Can Togay and Gyula Pauer, 2005, Hungary, commemorates the hundreds of Hungarians who were ordered to leave their shoes on the bank of the river before they were shot during the Holocaust.

9. A mural by DAAS in West Palm Beach, Florida

“Mirror Labyrinth” by Jeppe Hein, 2015, places spectators at the center of the artwork to focus on their experience and perception of the surrounding space.

10. “Mirror Labyrinth” by Jeppe Hein, 2015, places spectators at the center of the artwork to focus on their experience and perception of the surrounding space.

“Going with the Flow” by Vivki Scurri StieWorks, 2023, Virginia. The patterned concrete sides and metal grills on this renovated bridge provide interest for drivers and pedestrians from all angles.

11. “Going with the Flow” by Vivki Scurri StieWorks, 2023, Virginia. The patterned concrete sides and metal grills on this renovated bridge provide interest for drivers and pedestrians from all angles.

12. A display of various paintings at a local gallery.

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* 7. Tell us about public art in other places that you have connected with.

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* 8. Other comments?

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* 9. Do you consider yourself an artist?

Yes

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* 10. What is your zipcode?

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* 11. Do you live, work in or visit Mansfield?

Live

Work

Both live and work

Visit

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* 12. Level of Education

Some high school

High school graduate

Some college, no degree

Associate's gegree

Bachelor's degree

Graduate or professional degree

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* 13. Age

Under 18

18-21

22-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75+

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* 14. I indentify as:

Male

Female

Prefer to self-indentify

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* 15. What is your ethnicity?

Hispanic/Latino

Non-Hispanic/Latino

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* 16. What is your race?

White

Black or African American

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian or Asian American

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

Other (please specify)

Art in Mansfield Community Outreach Survey

Background

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* 1. What should art in Mansfield aim to do? (Please rank your answers from top to bottom. 1 = favorite, 2 = second best, 3 = third place, etc.)

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* 2. Where would you like to see art in Mansfield? (Please rank your answers from top to bottom. 1 = favorite, 2 = second best, 3 = third place, etc.)

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* 3. I would most like to enjoy art by:(Please rank your answers from top to bottom. 1 = favorite, 2 = second best, 3 = third place, etc.)

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* 4. Would you most like to see permanent or temporary artwork?

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* 5. Are you most interested in large-scale or small-scale artwork?

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* 6. Select the picture(s) of art you like:

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* 7. Tell us about public art in other places that you have connected with.

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* 8. Other comments?

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* 9. Do you consider yourself an artist?

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* 10. What is your zipcode?

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* 11. Do you live, work in or visit Mansfield?

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* 12. Level of Education

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* 13. Age

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* 14. I indentify as:

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* 15. What is your ethnicity?

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* 16. What is your race?

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* 17. Want to stay connected? Share your email with us.

* 1. What should art in Mansfield aim to do?
(Please rank your answers from top to bottom. 1 = favorite, 2 = second best, 3 = third place, etc.)

* 2. Where would you like to see art in Mansfield?
(Please rank your answers from top to bottom. 1 = favorite, 2 = second best, 3 = third place, etc.)

* 3. I would most like to enjoy art by:
(Please rank your answers from top to bottom. 1 = favorite, 2 = second best, 3 = third place, etc.)