ICMA's Award for Public-Private Partnerships recognizes a local government and its private sector partner (including nongovernmental organizations) that have demonstrated the value of public-private partnerships as an effective technique for introducing greater efficiency, innovation, and civic awareness into a variety of local government services. In 2003, ICMA presented this award in the 50,000-and-under population category to the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, and city manager Gary O'Connell for the ArtInPlace program. This article describes the program, a partnership between the city and a local nonprofit corporation to display original art in public spaces. Learn more about ICMA's Annual Awards program.

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