The Process

Step Six

Creating your proposal

Now that you have your idea, it’s time to communicate it to the community. Your team will be creating a PowerPoint presentation of your public art proposal. Before you start building your presentation it’s time to outline the details of your proposal.

1) WHY create this artwork? What is the purpose of the artwork?

2) WHERE does it fit in the location? What size is it?

3) WHAT will it be made of? How will it be constructed ?

4) HOW much will it cost to build?

5) WHO will be creating the project and what roles will they play?

6) HOW does the artwork address the elements and principles of art?

7) WHAT maintenance will it need?

8) HOW long will it last?

You can download this PowerPoint template (download size: 736 KB) to make sure your team is answering all the important questions about your proposal. You can print the template out as notes on paper to facilitate your plans.

Your facilitator can refer you to resources in your neighborhood for materials and expert advice. You can also refer back to our web resources page for ideas and answers.

Building your PowerPoint presentations

These web resources can help you build an effective PowerPoint presentation.

PowerPoint Basics for Middle School Students

How to Create Persuasive PowerPoint Presentations

What makes a good quality PowerPoint presentation? PowerPoint presentations are not meant to tell your audience every single detail about your project but they are meant to help you make a persuasive presentation so the community will agree to support your project.

Download this rubric for your PowerPoint presentation, see how your presentation scores or how you can improve it.

Whatever you do, don´t look at this PowerPoint presentation (download size: 480KB) by the students at Slacker Middle School.