Abstract
Sculpture Symposium and Public Sculpture Installation Program first met in Hachioji City, 1976. Hachioji City employed Sculpture Symposium as artwork acquisition process for the administration, while introducing the symposium as cultural and educational event for the community. In Hachioji, Sculpture Symposium itself played an important roll in the community, increasing public interest during the symposium period providing the opportunity to join the artwork creation. Meanwhile, employing Sculpture Symposium as sculpture supply system damaged the site specificity of the artwork and public involvement for the symposium. In conclusion, however, Sculpture Symposium Scheme first launched in Hachioji which is followed by many municipalities gradually obtained ideal solutions as Public Sculpture Installation Program which follows the original ideas of Sculpture Symposium.
