Clone of TOWN of TICONDEROGA | PUBLIC ART FEEDBACK SURVEY

We would like to help bring more public art to the town of Jay, NY, and we are asking for YOUR feedback!

In addition to historic buildings, well-tended gardens, beautiful lakes, and clean sidewalks, public art can benefit our town. Public art enriches our lives, draws in tourists, fosters local creative talent, encourages economic growth, and beautifies our communities.

In 2025, the Town of Ticonderoga embarked on a major mural festival event, titled ARTSCAPES: Walls Between Waters. ARTSCAPES is a program aimed at enriching the quaility of life for all of the residents of Essex County, NY. In 2026, Essex County Land Bank hopes to expand ARTSCAPES intiatives into more towns within the county.

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 your community's interest in public art, and we are asking Jay residents to participate in this short anonymous survey.

Thank you!

1.) Please indicate where you live.*

Street Address

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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. You may choose multiple items from the list below.*

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 Jay, 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 Jay, 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.) 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 JAY, 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 Jay.

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.