Town of Ticonderoga | PUBLIC ART FEEDBACK SURVEY

We would like to help bring more public art to Ticonderoga, NY, and we are asking for YOUR feedback!

In 2025 The Essex County Land Bank, in partnership with the North Country Rural Development Coalition (NRDC), worked with the community to install six mural projects in the Town of Ticonderoga. The Walls Between Waters iniative transformed spaces near blighted, vacant, and abandoned properties through public art installations, fostering community pride and economic revitalization. The project culminated with the celebration of six murals in the downtown corridor, accompanied by a community festival!

A new ‘Artscapes’ brand was developed to encompass cultural programs in Essex County. Through ARTSCAPES Essex County can continue to invest in public art and cultural initiatives— integrating public art, housing revitalization, and economic development into a cohesive, county-wide strategy.

Public art has strengthened our town! Public art enriches our lives, draws in tourists, fosters local creative talent, encourages economic growth, and beautifies our communities.

Some state-level funding is earmarked for revitalization, and this funding can be used for public art programming. The Essex County Land Bank and the North Country Rural Development Coalition (NRDC), are evaluating the community's interest in public art, and we are asking Ticonderoga residents to participate in this short anonymous survey. Thank you!

1.) Please indicate where you live.*

Street Address

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State

Zip Code

2.) When you think of 'PUBLIC ART' what comes to mind?*

MURALSSCULPTURESCREATIVE SEATING & SIDEWALK INFRASTRUCTURE (i.e. functional sculpture (bike racks or benches), artwork on electrical boxes)TEMPORARY ART INSTALLATIONS (i.e. community projects on plywood, sidewalk chalk competitions)UNIQUE STREETSCAPE DESIGN (i.e. colorful walkways, a bus stop with a garden roof, LED color changing lights on buildings and bridges)INTERACTIVE SOUND, LIGHT, VIDEO, or MOTION-ACTIVATED INSTALLATIONSALL OF THE ABOVEOther

3.) Have you seen public art in other communities? If you have, please indicate the kinds of public artwork that you noticed during your visit to another community.*

MURALSSCULPTURESCREATIVE SEATING & INFRASTRUCTURETEMPORARY ART INSTALLATIONSUNIQUE STREETSCAPE DESIGNINTERACTIVE SOUND, LIGHT, VIDEO, or MOTION-ACTIVATED INSTALLATIONSI do not notice public art when I visit other places

4.) What kind of public art would you like to see in Ticonderoga, NY?*

MURALSSCULPTURESCREATIVE SEATING\ INFRASTRUCTURETEMPORARY ART INSTALLATIONSUNIQUE STREETSCAPE DESIGNINTERACTIVE SOUND, LIGHT, VIDEO, or MOTION-ACTIVATED INSTALLATIONSI would prefer not to see more public art in my community

5.) Public art helps increase tourism and highlight community assets. If Essex County Land Bank and the North Country Rural Development Coalition helped to install more public art in Ticonderoga, what kind of themes would you like to see embodied in new public art? Pick as many themes as you would like from the options below:*

REGIONAL HISTORYLAKE / RIVER ECOLOGY and WILDLIFELOCAL FOODLOCAL AGRICULTURE or INDUSTRYSIGNIFICANT PEOPLE FROM THE AREA (i.e. founders, industry leaders, inventors, famous people)MUSIC and MODERN CULTURESIGNIFICANT EVENTS (i.e. festivals, parades, a specific historic event)THE THEME DOES NOT NEED TO HAVE A DIRECT TIE TO THE TOWN

6.) In 2025, six murals were installed in downtown Ticonderoga, NY. The community feedback encouraged themes like lake/river ecology, local wildlife, and the paper mill industry. We are looking at the following themes for our 2026 festival. Pick ONE THEME you would like to see considered from the options below:*

REGIONAL HISTORYLAKE / RIVER ECOLOGY and WILDLIFELOCAL FOODLOCAL AGRICULTURE or INDUSTRYSIGNIFICANT PEOPLE FROM THE AREA (i.e. founders, industry leaders, inventors, famous people)MUSIC and MODERN CULTURESIGNIFICANT EVENTS (i.e. festivals, parades, a specific historic event)THE THEME DOES NOT NEED TO HAVE A DIRECT TIE TO THE TOWN

7.) Public art can have a positive impact on local businesses! After the installation of a mural near a pizza restaurant, the business saw double the amount of pizza sales. It is important to place artwork in strategic locations where it can be viewed and appreciated by the community and visitors. In Ticonderoga, where would you like to see more public art?*

I want public art to be located in the heart of downtown.I would like to see public art placed outside of downtown in more rural areas.I do not like public art, and I do not want it in Ticonderoga.

7.) OPTIONAL: In ONE sentence, please let us know what kind of public art and what theme of artwork you would most prefer to see in our community.

8.) OPTIONAL: If you would like to get more involved in the conversation, share more input, and receive more communication about our public art initiative, please share your email with us. We will reach out with more information. Your email will only be used for public art-related correspondence. Thank you!

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Thank you for taking time to give us your feedback. Your opinion is important to us.