Mount Dora Public Art Plan

Mount Dora, Florida

WHY
Mount Dora stands on its own as a unique historic and arts focused community in Central Florida. The City of Mount Dora has an interesting legacy and connection with Scottish culture. Tree-lined streets and quaint historic buildings conceal a deep love for the arts in the community that bursts into display during the special events that take place in the community, many of which are art focused. In Mount Dora public art will help the physical environment come alive with the spirit of the community.

HOW
Discussions between the project team and community stakeholders formed the basis of the project team’s understanding of the City and of efforts to revitalize Mount Dora. The project team conducted a tour of the community as well as follow up visits to collect information and ideas. We found that community members love the unique small town historic charm of Mount Dora and revealed a desire to continue to enhance performing arts. There are also fantastic opportunities to connect performing and public art. One recommendation was the creation of a public art trail that would connect many of these sites, some of which already feature public art.

WHAT
The Mount Dora Public Art Plan lays the foundation for the future of public art in the City and prepares for expansion of the existing public art efforts to help ensure that the physical environment reflects the art focused culture of its residents and visitors. The Public Art Plan includes five unique design inspiration sections that can be used by artists to gain insight when creating pieces for Mount Dora. By strengthening the public art program, Mount Dora is one step closer to delivering on the vision of the community to see a wide variety of high quality public art from artists with various backgrounds.