In 2005, the Town of Carbondale passed a resolution (2005-14) creating a One Percent for the Arts program. The town's intent was:
- to enhance the aesthetic environment of its public spaces, buildings, and property by integrating high quality urban design and art into its capital improvement projects
- to create a more visually pleasing environment and expand the opportunities for residents and visitors to experience quality works of art by facilitating the acquisition, display, and development of such works of art in public places.
This ordinance authorizes the allocation of funds for art in the construction of certain town capital improvements projects, establishes a method of calculating art appropriations for town capital projects, provides for an art selection process, and establishes a separate "1% for the arts fund".
Get Set Go (pictured at left) by Bill Muehler was the first such piece of commissioned art and is located in front of the Carbondale Recreation Center.
Two additional sculptures were purchased for the Town in 2008. These pieces are local favorites - Flowers and Fleeting Youth both by Michael Lindsay, a Carbondale resident.
