You can add and update artwork details via any application which supports altering OpenStreetMap data. As of v1.4.5 you can also change artwork details within PublicArtExplorer.
In any case you will need a OpenStreetMap account. Please be very careful when editing OpenStreetMap data, make sure you familiarize yourself with how things work beforehand. After all you will be editing a live database which is used by millions at any point in time!
Here's a place to get started: https://openstreetmap.org
All OpenStreetMap tags are based on key-value pairs. For example:
artwork_type=statue
In case where different languages need to be reflected language tags can be used.
E.g. name=en:Dawn
Common Artwork tags
Below a list of tags which are common for artworks. See the Artwork reference at the bottom for a full description of the OpenStreetMap tags.
Tags describing the artist
artist_name
The name of the artist
Example:
artist_name=Michael Dan Archer
artist:wikipedia
If the artist is on Wikipedia add a link to the page. Pick the most relevant language and let users switch in Wikipedia if they want to see another language
Links to Wikipedia are tagged with shortcodes:
wikipedia=<language_code>:<article_title>
Actual URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dan_Archer
OSM Tag: wikipedia=en:Michael_Dan_Archer
Examples:
artist:wikipedia=en:Michael Dan Archer
artist:wikipedia=de:Michael Dan Archer
Tags describing the artwork
name
The name of the artwork.
If an artwork has no name don't add this field, either do nothing or create a new "noname" tag and set it to yes: "noname=yes"
Examples:
name=en:Dawn
name=de:Sonnenuntergang
description
You may add a description of the artwork. If used, the language tag goes into the key section
Examples:
description:en=The artwork shows a knight in silver armour
description:de=Das Kunstwerk zeigt einen Ritter in silberner Rüstung
artwork_type
Sculpture, bust, statue, graffiti, ...the editor will show which values are available
Examples:
artwork_type=statue
artwork_type=sculpture
See here for a list of artwork types.
start_date
Date an artwork was installed or created.
Examples:
start_date=1999
start_date=2000
subject:wikipedia
This tag references the artwork, not the artist!
Similar to artist:wikipedia, use the Wikipedia shortcode, not the full url
Url: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Esels_Schatten
Shortcode: subject:wikipedia=de:Des Esels Schatten
Examples:
subject:wikipedia=eo:La_ombro_de_la_azeno
subject:wikipedia=de:Des Esels Schatten
wheelchair
Indicates if an artwork is accessible by wheelchair.
Examples:
wheelchair=no
wheelchair=yes
wheelchair=limited
material
Defines whatever the actual material is
Examples:
material=stone
material=wood
For "material=stone" OpenStreetMap also supports the more granular "sub" stone tag.
Set the value for material to "stone" and add the stone tag to define the actual type of stone.
Example:
material=stone
stone=Gauinger Travertin
Don't confuse the above with "stone_type", which is normally used to specify what a stone monument or memorial is representing (a cross, a code of arms, a bollard etc.) whereas stone=* is used to specify the stone material.
Images
There are several ways to link an image to your artwork. OpenStreetMap and therefore PublicArtExplorer support the below tags:
1. wikimedia_commons
A reference to an image on wikimedia commons. Avoid adding the public url (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/…), this url may change. Instead use the name of the image as shown on the wikimedia commons site of your image.
Examples:
wikimedia_commons=File:Bulle und Bär.jpg
wikimedia_commons=File:FIRENZE - DAVID - panoramio.jpg
2. panoramax
The id of an image hosted on a Panoramax instance. PublicArtExplorer does support multiple panoramax tags in case more images for the same artwork are available.
Examples:
panoramax=e26d83ec-2ac0-4cdf-bb3f-58eb34c0df8f
panoramax:0=cb14dd90-ad9a-4f6a-9e03-f0c65eef67e1
3. image
The image tag is used for generic urls pointing to an image file. Important: The link must end with .jpg or .png, a website will not work!
Avoid pointing to images on non open commercial or proprietary pages where images can disappear overnight and license restrictions may apply.
Example:
image=https://yourwebsite/image.jpg
4. Special case: Google Photos
Not a tag and not supported by OpenStreetMap. But because I nevertheless found quite a few links to Google Photos in the image tags I decided to support Google Photos such that PublicArtExplorer shows a link to the referenced Google Photos album. It's technically impossible for PublicArtExplorer to show the actual picture because the url of a Google Photos picture changes with every access.
Example:
image=https://photos.app.goo.gl/…
Relations
If multiple artwork items belong together, create a site_relation tag and use that one for all the artworks which should be grouped together
The relation will have it's own tags which are shown together with the artwork tags.
Currently supported are:
- name=*
- wikipedia=<language_code>:<article_title>
- type=site
Example:
name=Bildhauersymposion Oggelshausen
type=site
wikipedia=de:Bildhauersymposion_Oggelshausen
References:
Artwork tags: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:tourism%3Dartwork
Artwork types: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:artwork_type
Wheelchair: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:wheelchair