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if you don't work in the arts it may seem like a waste of money but it's true the arts create jobs when it's part of public works, at least in my experience.
I worked on projects that were paid for from 1% for the arts... bus tunnel (huge steel gates) and some other similar metal works. they were 100% art but involved a lot of heavy industrial processes. helping pay wages for metal workers, truck drivers, commercial scale painting shops, etc. so, I think adding on some form of public art to a project is a good thing. if your looking to employ more people, it shure kept me employed for a few years.
unless your buying just a painting painted by one person, most public art is made with artists working with some businesses to create their vision. just like any other kind of manufacturing.
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