{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-224","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Charter § 224","heading":"Section 224. Works of art.","body":"a. For purposes of this section:\n\nDemographic information. The term \"demographic information\" includes age, gender, race and any other related information the department of cultural affairs deems relevant.\n\nDesign agency. The term \"design agency\" means the agency responsible for the preparation of the design for the capital project that includes works of art pursuant to this section.\n\nSponsor agency. The term \"sponsor agency\" means the agency whose capital project is subject to the provisions of this section.\n\nWorks of art. The term \"works of art\" includes all forms of the visual and performing arts conceived in any medium, material or combination thereof.\n\nb. Works of art shall be provided for each capital project which involves the construction or the substantial reconstruction of a city-owned public building or structure the intended use of which requires that it be accessible to the public generally or to members of the public participating in, requiring or receiving programs, services or benefits provided thereat.\n\nc. An amount not less than one percent of the first fifty million dollars and one-half of one percent of any amount in excess of fifty million dollars of capital funds appropriated by the city for each such capital project, other than funds appropriated for the acquisition of real property, shall be allocated for works of art; provided, however, that this section shall in no case require, but shall not prohibit, the expenditure of more than nine hundred thousand dollars for works of art for any capital project nor more than the sum of four million dollars for all works of art in any fiscal year. The mayor may exempt a capital project from the provisions of this section if in the mayor's sole judgment the inclusion of works of art as provided hereby would be inappropriate.\n\nd. 1. The department of cultural affairs shall engage in outreach and education efforts regarding the opportunity to submit works of art for consideration for inclusion in capital projects as provided for by this section. Such outreach and education efforts shall include but not be limited to information sessions in each borough that shall be open to the public and the development of written materials that describe the submission and selection process for works of art. The department shall make such written materials available in a manner deemed appropriate by the department, including but not limited to making such materials available to arts and cultural organizations, community-based organizations, and colleges and universities. Such written materials shall be made available in English and in the six languages most commonly spoken by limited English proficient individuals in the city as determined by the department of city planning.\n\n2. Reasonable advance notification of the intention to include works of art in a project shall be provided to the appropriate council member, borough president and chairperson of the community board of the community district in which the project is located. Reasonable advance notification of the intention to include works of art in a project shall also be posted on the website of the department of cultural affairs. Following notification of the intention to include works of art in any project, the department of cultural affairs shall hold or present at a public meeting, such as a meeting of the community board of the community district in which the project is located, on such works of art prior to such inclusion. A notice of such public meeting shall be posted on the website of the department of cultural affairs not less than fourteen days prior to any such meeting. All such works of art shall be subject to the approval of the art commission pursuant to section eight hundred fifty-four of this charter.\n\ne. The mayor shall adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section.\n\nf. The department of cultural affairs shall post on the department's website information about works of art that were included in a capital project pursuant to this section after the effective date of the local law that added this subdivision.\n\n1. Such information shall include but not be limited to the name of the work of art; name of the artist; capital project completion date; medium and dimensions of the work of art; location of the work of art, including council district and borough; sponsor agency; and design agency.\n\n2. The department shall post on the department's website aggregated demographic information about the artists whose works of art are subject to the provisions of this subdivision, to the extent such demographic information is provided to the department.\n\ng. There shall be an advisory panel to recommend eligible works of art to be included in a capital project pursuant to this section. The commissioner of cultural affairs or his or her designee shall serve as chairperson of such panel and shall ensure that such panel includes members who are knowledgeable about public art, knowledgeable about the project, and knowledgeable about the community in which the project will be located. The panel shall further include but not be limited to at least one representative of the president of the borough in which the project will be located, at least one representative of the council member in whose district the project will be located, and at least one representative of the community board for the community district in which the project will be located, provided, however, that such representatives shall be non-voting ex officio members.","path":["New York City Charter","Chapter 9: Capital Projects and Budget"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Charter/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:59Z","sha256":"56d89e756e5d933530e793d93cf2e678821f74466cbfc03c9bf369ce43564072","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":true,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-223","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-224.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}