For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “State buildings” includes state office buildings, hospitals, and prisons, and such other state buildings which the State Architect deems appropriate for the inclusion of art as provided in this chapter.

Terms Used In California Government Code 15813.1

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(b) “Work of art” means any work of visual art, including but not limited to, a drawing, painting, mural, fresco, sculpture, mosaic, or photograph, a work of calligraphy, a work of graphic art (including an etching, lithograph, offset print, silk screen, or a work of graphic art of like nature), crafts (including crafts in clay, textile, fiber, wood, metal, plastic, glass, and like materials), or mixed media (including a collage, assemblage, or any combination of the foregoing art media). The term “work of art” does not include environmental landscaping placed about a state building.

(c) “Council” means the Arts Council.

(d) “Acquisition” includes acquisition by purchase, lease, or commission.

(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 513.)