From 4250ecd0f3363b57ab1d10d2000fb1ef0aba2b88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Toni Bonitto Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2023 00:03:16 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update 2023-12-09-making-gsa-public-art-collection-more-accessible.md --- ...a-public-art-collection-more-accessible.md | 20 +++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/news/2023/12/2023-12-09-making-gsa-public-art-collection-more-accessible.md b/content/news/2023/12/2023-12-09-making-gsa-public-art-collection-more-accessible.md index 4f2dc4c7c7..d50c8078f9 100644 --- a/content/news/2023/12/2023-12-09-making-gsa-public-art-collection-more-accessible.md +++ b/content/news/2023/12/2023-12-09-making-gsa-public-art-collection-more-accessible.md @@ -1,24 +1,30 @@ --- date: 2023-12-08 23:30:00 -0500 -title: Making GSA public art collection more accessible -deck: A case study on how we updated art.gsa.gov -summary: GSA’s Fine Arts team recently leveraged modern product development - practices to launch the new collection website. +title: "Making GSA's public art collection more accessible" +deck: "A case study on how we updated art.gsa.gov" +summary: "GSA’s Fine Arts team recently leveraged modern product development practices to launch the new collection website." + # See all topics at https://digital.gov/topics topics: - design - code - - user-experience-community-of-practice + - user-experience + # See all authors at https://digital.gov/authors authors: - jenn-noinaj + slug: making-gsa-public-art-collection-more-accessible + primary_image: screen-at-fda-by-doh-ho-suh-library-of-congress-photo-carol-m-highsmith + # Controls how this page appears across the site # 0 -- hidden # 1 -- visible weight: 1 + --- + Imagine if the Louvre’s vast collection of masterpieces was hidden away from public view, or the museum was accessible to only 5,000 visitors a year! The GSA Fine Arts Program faced this very challenge: How do you share one of the largest U.S. public art collections with the world without them having to visit every federal building? Follow along on our journey to make one of the oldest and largest public art collections in the United States on [art.gsa.gov](https://art.gsa.gov/) **accessible to all**. @@ -33,8 +39,6 @@ Today, the GSA Fine Arts Program team maintains this collection. Much of the art Last year, GSA celebrated the [50th anniversary of the Art in Architecture program](https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/design-and-construction/art-in-architecturefine-arts/art-in-architecture-50). Launched in 1972 under the recommendations of President John F. Kennedy's Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Office Space, the program proposed: -{{< note "comment">}} > Where appropriate, fine art should be incorporated into the designs of federal buildings with emphasis on the work of living American artists. {{< /note >}} - {{< card-quote text="Where appropriate, fine art should be incorporated into the designs of federal buildings with emphasis on the work of living American artists." cite="" >}} ## Identifying the barriers @@ -154,4 +158,4 @@ The GSA Service Delivery team delivers digital services focused on user needs. W ### Disclaimer -All references to specific brands, products, and/or companies are used only for illustrative purposes and do not imply endorsement by the U.S. federal government or any federal government agency. \ No newline at end of file +_All references to specific brands, products, and/or companies are used only for illustrative purposes and do not imply endorsement by the U.S. federal government or any federal government agency._