Public Art Fund

Public Art Fund is an independent, non-profit arts organization founded in 1977 by Doris C. Freedman. The organization presents contemporary art in New York City's public spaces through a series of highly visible artists' projects, new commissions, installations, and exhibitions that are emblematic of the organization's mission and innovative history. Nicholas Baume joined PAF as Director & Chief Curator in 2009, and Susan K. Freedman has served as the President since 1986.

Public Art Fund was founded in 1977 by Doris C. Freedman (1928-1981), the first Director of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs, the President of the Municipal Art Society, and a tireless supporter of New York City's Percent for Art legislation. Public Art Fund was born from the merger of two preexisting organizations, CityWalls (founded in 1966) and the Public Arts Council (founded in 1971). Since its inception, Public Art Fund has presented more than 450 artists' exhibitions and projects at sites throughout New York City's five boroughs as varied as streets, plazas, parks, buses, billboards, and even major landmarks including Times Square, Rockefeller Center, the Brooklyn Bridge Park, Columbus Circle, and Lincoln Center.

Public Art Fund has collaborated with many New York City institutions, including the Whitney Museum of American Art for the Whitney Biennial Outdoors in Central Park (2002, 2004), and the Museum of Modern Art for Francis Alÿs’ The Modern Procession (2002).

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