In support of visual artists and art galleries in the Washington metropolitan area, fine artwork is purchased each year to expand the District’s Art Bank Collection, a growing collection of moveable works funded through the Art in Public Places Program. Works in this collection are owned by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) and loaned to other District government agencies for display in public areas within government buildings. The largest display of artwork from the Art Bank is the City Hall Art Collection at the John A. Wilson Building. Currently there are nearly 3,000 artworks in the Art Bank Collection, installed in more than 150 District government spaces as part of the Art Bank Loan Program. An open call is initiated each year to invite local artists to submit artwork for consideration of purchase into the collection, providing the selected artists with financial and professional benefits. A selection committee is formed to review prospective works and to make final selections of all new acquisitions. Once purchased, the artwork is documented, framed and installed in public areas of District government agencies, improving the environment in public facilities for District employees and residents alike.