Title
Approval of 2025 Arts Walk Cover Artists
Recommended Action
Move to approve the jury's recommendation of one artist each for spring and fall Arts Walk events, plus one alternate.
Report
Issue:
Whether to authorize staff in moving forward with the recommended spring and fall Arts Walk cover artists.
Staff Contact:
Jessica Strauss Tomy, Arts Program Specialist, 360.570.3751
Presenter(s):
Jessica Strauss Tomy, Arts Program Specialist
Background and Analysis:
Annually, a Call for Art is made available to artists who have participated in the Arts Walk event within the previous two years. Each year, two artists are selected and commissioned by the City to create a new, original work of art to be featured in the Arts Walk poster and other event publications. One artist is highlighted for each the spring and fall events. Thirty-two applications were received and reviewed by the jury, consisting of Eileen Bochsler, Arts Walk cover artist fall 2024, China Star, Gallery Coordinator at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, and Arts Commissioner Andrew Repcik. The jury met on November 25, and made recommendations for spring and fall cover artists, and an alternate.
Climate Analysis:
Determining Arts Walk cover artists for 2025 will not positively or negatively affect climate and the environment.
Equity Analysis:
Staff have been working to bridge barriers to engagement with participating in the Arts Walk cover art Call for Art for several years. The eligibility requirement of having participated in Arts Walk in the past two years has encouraged staff for several years to bridge barriers and improve participation and engagement with the Arts Walk event. Collected feedback on past events provided that the number one response for how businesses and artists pair up is through preestablished relationships. As a result, staff have been working to create multiple entry points to participation, such as:
* Continuing with a "pay what you choose" registration fe...
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