LMCC has been an instrumental player over the past 20 years in placing public artworks and facilitating artists' public projects downtown. Whether helping in locating a site, obtaining permits, providing insurance or funding a piece or a project, LMCC has worked with a roster of artists that have included Richard Serra, Louise Nevelson, Red Grooms, Bill Fontana, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Mary Lucier, Mark di Suvero, Jerelyn Hanrahan, Wendy Clark, Peter Dudek and Gregory Riches.

LMCC reviews and selects public art proposals on a case-by-case basis. Those interested in presenting proposals or who are looking for support for a public art sculpture or project, should send an informational package to LMCC's Visual Arts Department. Please include a self-addressed and stamped envelope.

Public art projects that are receiving LMCC support include: recovering the cityscape: impressions of history under foot by Michele Brody. This project investigates, celebrates, and commemorates particular elements of lost New York City through the installation of a series of uniquely cast manhole covers around downtown.

joie de vivre by Mark di Suvero. A 70-foot high monumental orange-red steel sculpture installed at St. Johns Rotary at the Holland Tunnel in Manhattan, this project is a collaboration with Gagosian Gallery and the Port Authority of NY & NJ.

foggy day by Matthew Geller. SpeciÞcally conceived for display downtown this summer, Foggy Day involves an outdoor installation that will Þll a trafÞcked but semi-enclosed alley with fog at certain times of the day, adding a sense of otherworldliness to the ordinary workday environment. Funded in part by Creative Capital.

Twice a year LMCC curates shows at the Federal Reserve Bank's headquarters located in Lower Manhattan. Each show features works by approximately 10 emerging and mid-career artists from the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut) and runs for a period of 5 months. Exhibitions are installed in the hallways and restaurant of the main building and although they are not open to the public, nearly 7,000 people who are employees of the Federal Reserve Bank get to view the art. At the end of each exhibit, employees of the Bank pick the works that the Bank will purchase for their permanent collection. This program provides opportunities for artists to show and sell their work commission-free and offers diverse employees the chance to view a varied range of art.