What element of a public sculpture do you find most appealing?

Its size:

 12%

Its material:

 9%

Its subject:

 60%

Its location:

 18%

The fact that it includes a dog:

 2%

Do you believe the acquisition and maintenance of public art should be paid for out of tax dollars?

Yes:

 75%

No:

 25%

Do you believe that public art is OK as long as private groups pay for and maintain them?

Yes:

 70%

No:

 30%

Do you believe that public art should be accepted by a city only after elected officials hold hearings to invite public comment?

Yes:

 31%

No:

 29%

No, we elect officials to make those sorts of decisions:

 41%

Do you believe cities should have standards in place before they accept public art — regarding issues like nudity, the identities of donors, its worthiness as art, its placement, and the sorts of natural or artificial materials?

Yes, otherwise we might end up with junk:

 34%

Yes, otherwise we might end up with something offensive to someone:

 9%

Yes, otherwise we might end up with art paid for by hate groups:

 8%

Yes, otherwise we might end up with art placed in an inappropriate location:

 5%

No, tastes change with time and each piece stands on its own merit:

 43%

Some people believe that public acceptance is an important element to consider before placing a work of art in a public place. What percentage constitutes "enough" public acceptance of public art?

20 percent of the people like it:

 35%

40 percent of the people like it:

 32%

60 percent of the people like it:

 29%

80 percent of the people like it:

 4%

Should the City of St. Louis have an Art Committee empowered to review donated public art and empowered to accept or reject it?

Yes:

 72%

No:

 10%

No, elected officials should make the decision and be held accountable:

 18%

Should any public art that's accepted have a time certain when it could be removed so that future generations would not be burdened by today's bad decisions?

Yes:

 46%

No:

 54%

What best describes your opinion of placing additional public art in downtown St. Louis?

Do it:

 63%

Do it very carefully:

 36%

Don't do it at all:

 1%

How often do you go to an art museum or art gallery in St. Louis?

No more than once or twice a year:

 38%

No more than a dozen times a year:

 42%

I go more or less weekly:

 20%

How often do you go to an art museum or art gallery when you travel out of town?

Never:

 6%

Sometimes:

 50%

Almost always:

 44%

How important do you think art education is in our schools?

Not as important as subjects like reading or history:

 15%

Somewhat important, but it may have to go if there are budget problems:

 31%

Very important. I'd rather cut sports:

 55%

Which work of art would you most like to see displayed somewhere in St. Louis?

 33%

 18%

 8%

 42%