A city transformation is being recognized on the national stage.
Earlier this year, USA Today readers named Oklahoma City the country's top city for public art.
The honor is attributed in part to a decision made 11 years ago.
In 2010, OKC adopted it’s 1% for public art program.
That means 1% of the total budget on a new city building or project would go toward public art.
“What I’d like for people to do is get out and enjoy the park,” said Artist M. J. Alexander.
Alexander’s poems are now sandblasted into concrete and cut into steel at eight OKC parks.