Wikipedia:WikiProject Visual arts/Public art/About

The Public art task force of WikiProject Visual arts was originally conceived as WikiProject Wikipedia Saves Public Art. It became WikiProject Public art in 2010, then WikiProject Public Art in 2012, and finally, in 2023 the conversion to taskforce at WikiProject Visual arts/Public art was completed.

Move history

The move history of the task force page summarises very well the history of the project:

Date	From	To	Performer	Comment
2009-10-09T12:34:20Z	Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia Saves Outdoor Sculpture!	Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia Saves Public Art!	RichardMcCoy (talk \| contribs)	This title better reflects the need to help care for all art that is outdoors, not just outdoor sculptures.
2009-12-03T18:03:35Z	Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia Saves Public Art!	Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia Saves Public Art	RichardMcCoy (talk \| contribs)	Removed exclamation point because it does not allow for linkage.
2010-12-20T19:42:27Z	Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia Saves Public Art	Wikipedia:WikiProject Public Art	LoriLee (talk \| contribs)	More appropriate WikiProject title, moved after consensus within project and in the WikiProject Council.
2010-12-20T20:21:48Z	Wikipedia:WikiProject Public Art	Wikipedia:WikiProject Public art	LoriLee (talk \| contribs)	In keeping with capitalization conventions
2012-07-17T14:51:54Z	Wikipedia:WikiProject Public art	Wikipedia:WikiProject Public Art	RichardMcCoy (talk \| contribs)	Proper title
2023-06-30T08:19:43Z	Wikipedia:WikiProject Public Art	Wikipedia:WikiProject Visual arts/Public art	CX Zoom (talk \| contribs)	Convert to task force per RfC and subsequent discussion

Subpages of the taskforce

During its time as a WikiProject, several task forces related to specific cities were spawned under it. All of them now lie dormant with no activity for over a decade. The lone exception of London public art now lies at Wikipedia:WikiProject London/Public art. [as of June 2023]

Every time the WikiProject (now taskforce) was moved to a new title, some older dormant task forces were left behind. The list of subpages provide an insight into what task forces once existed, that are no longer active. In the list below, only non-redirecting subpages are listed.

Wikipedia:WikiProject Visual arts/Public art/About

Contents

Move history

Subpages of the taskforce

Current subpages

Past subpages

Under Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia Saves Public Art

Under Wikipedia:WikiProject Public art

Under Wikipedia:WikiProject Public Art