The North Carolina Arts Council announces a new web publication titled Public Art Commissions: An Artist's Handbook. Prepared by Jeffrey York, Director of Public Art & Community Design, the 28-page handbook is available as a downloadable pdf file. The Handbook offers practical advice to artists seeking a public art commission. Sample "calls to artists," letters of proposal, interview questions, budgets, contracts etc. are also a part of the handbook.

The entire public art section of the North Carolina Arts Council's website has been re-designed specifically for artists and contains useful information and links. Check it out. The first address below is a direct link to the site. The second address is a directly link to the Handbook pdf

http://www.ncarts.org/freeform_scrn_template.cfm?ffscrn_id=34&menu_sel=4&sub_sel=57

http://www.ncarts.org/elements/docs/PublicArtistHandbook.pdf