Document Type
Theses, Ph.D
Disciplines
6.4 ART
Abstract
Appointing public art coordinators responsible and accountable for programming and commissioning in the public sphere is a growing trend internationally. My aim in this PhD thesis is to undertake an inquiry into the practice of how public art coordination facilitates artists in producing ambitious public art works. Appropriating Mary Parker Follett’s (1866–1933) concept of multiple leadership in addition to curatorial, rights, and management theory, I argue for an increased accommodation of public art coordination as a public leadership service arising from the construction sector. Adopting Ricoeurian hermeneutics alongside vignettes, my thesis constitutes a deep dive into the habitat and culture of Ireland’s Per Cent for Art scheme, which provides a case study to appreciate where public art coordination is located, and to show the spectrum of methods used in this practice.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21427/kzmv-b348
Recommended Citation
Haughton, Jennifer, "Public Art Coordination: Shaping the Irish Arts Landscape" (2025). Doctoral. 126.
https://arrow.tudublin.ie/appadoc/126
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Publication Details
A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirement for the award of PhD by Prior Publications, Technological University Dublin, 2025.
https://doi.org/10.21427/kzmv-b348