Public Art Commissions Agency (PACA) Archive
1987-1999
History
The Public Arts Commissions Agency (PACA) was formed in 1987. PACA was an educational charity with offices in Birmingham, and later London. PACA organised public art projects across the UK as well as some international projects. The Agency also drafted public art strategies for local authorities and companies. It promoted public art through seminars and publications. PACA closed in the summer of 1999.
Content
This collection is a large and complex business archive. It contains the financial and administrative records of the Agency. It also contains project documentation including correspondence, research notes, contracts, briefs to artists and minutes of meetings. It also contains drawings, sketches and proposals by artists and architectural plans. There is an extensive slide and photographic record of the public art projects. The PACA Archive includes the Agency’s library. This is a large collection of books, exhibition catalogues, and journals on the subjects of public art, urban planning and architecture.
Access
You can make an appointment to view this collection. A summary collection description and a full catalogue database are available in the Archives. As the Archive is less than 30 years old, some files and documents are closed to researchers.
Reference code: 2794 - PA