Long-term survival of outdoor sculpture will be affected by use of the site, adjacent buildings, trees, roads, playgrounds, ponds and similar features. Determine who—pedestrians and pets, cyclists, skateboarders—and how many will use the area and how they will use it. Susan Carr, director of public art, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, has learned to include users in the mix of design considerations. “Our Major Ritual by Beverly Pepper suffered serious damage from skateboarders. It’s taken a lot of time, dollars and public relations to correct the damage. Even resited on grass with a wide stone border, the sloping sculpture sometimes proves too seductive for skateboarders, in-line skaters or bicyclists. Now the artists and.
