Public Art in Puna

[AlohaSteven]

Is there a "1% for art" ordinance in Puna requiring new construction on public buildings and projects to allocate one percent of the budget for art, or anything similar to this approach?

Here is a nifty notion I just came across:
Manhole Art: 15 Creative Covers
http://www.oddee.com/item_96779.aspx
A tradition in Japan, manhole covers come in a variety of designs attracting tourists and locals. Meet the wacky, wonderful world of japanese manhole art.

Apart from the pleasant aesthetics, these could be a great opportunity for getting the message out and reinforcing awareness on topics from mosquito and rat lungworm prevention to celebrating cultural heritage.

Likewise, over in Jakarta the big Soviet-style bronze statues in the centers of traffic roundabouts are not only visually interesting but also great as universally known landmarks for giving driving directions. "Starting at Hanzel & Gretel, go to the Sailor and then to Flaming Pizza Man; turn right at the purple house and...." If you want to see two of those statues then go to this site
http://teakdoor.com/indonesia-travel-for...rists.html
and after the images load up (be patient, there are bunches of photos and it may take a minute or two) scroll about two-thirds of the way down and you'll see Flaming Pizza Man followed immediately by Hazel & Gretel. Flaming Pizza Man commemorates the petroleum industry while Hanzel & Gretel is the youth monument.



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It is not our part to master all the tides of the world but to do what is in us for the succor of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till. What weather they shall have is not ours to rule.
J.R.R. Tolkien

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