This study addresses various issues of public arts in practice, focusing on the
HwaHwaHwa public arts project in Hwaseong, Gyeonggido in 2013. The
Hwaseong City Arts Cooperation was in charge of the project, which was
conducted by eleven artist groups across eight local villages in Hwaseong from
September 2013 to February 2014. The present researchers were one of the teams
of artists and conducted the project titled “Wildflower Village” at Sanggi 2ri. This
study focuses on our experiences as art practitioners and educators, and discusses
the meaning of public arts and the issues of public art. First of all, this study
seeks a transition between the concepts of public art and educational meaning.
Additionally, this study briefly introduces the project and raises issues of public
arts activity: first, the uncertainty of conceptual frameworks of public arts second,
ambiguity of evaluation for achievement of public arts third, the vague identity of
public art practitioners and the role of art education and fourth, the agency of
public art groups and problems encountered after service. The study also includes
discussion about public arts in the art education field, focusing on the educational
meanings of public arts. Most of this discussion focuses on finding relevance in
numerous educational activities. However, as the study contemplates various issues
in practical fields of public arts, the researchers intend to provide practical advice
on future expansion of discourse formation and practice in the public arts field.