22-2-403. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

Terms Used In Montana Code 22-2-403

  • New state building: means any structure to be built, remodeled, or renovated with money appropriated by the legislature that is, in the opinion of the architecture and engineering division of the department of administration, appropriate for the inclusion of works of art. See Montana Code 22-2-403
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(1)(a) “Artist” means a practitioner in the visual arts generally recognized by the practitioner’s peers or critics as a professional who produces works of art.

(b)The term does not include the project architect, or any member of the architect’s firm, of a new state building that is to have works of art under the provisions of this part.

(2)”New state building” means any structure to be built, remodeled, or renovated with money appropriated by the legislature that is, in the opinion of the architecture and engineering division of the department of administration, appropriate for the inclusion of works of art.

(3)(a) “Work of art” means any work of visual art, including but not limited to a drawing, painting, mural, fresco, sculpture, mosaic, photograph, work of calligraphy, work of graphic art (including an etching, lithograph, offset print, or silk screen), craft (including crafts in clay, textile, fiber, wood, metal, plastic, or glass), or mixed media (including a collage, assemblage, or any combination of art media).

(b)The term does not include environmental landscaping.