Title
Approval of Proposed Poet Laureate Program Policy and Proposed Call for Art
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve proposed Poet Laureate Program policy and Call for Art.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the proposed Poet Laureate Program policy and Call for Art.
Staff Contact:
Stephanie Johnson, Arts Program Manager, Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation, 360.709.2678
Presenter(s):
Stephanie Johnson, Arts Commission Staff Liaison
Stacy Hicks, Vice Chair, Olympia Arts Commission
Background and Analysis:
On Tuesday, June 7, Council moved to approve the development of a Poet Laureate program in Olympia, with the following schedule.
June 9 - Poet Laureate DRAFT policy/Call for Artists to Arts Commission
July 27 - Poet Laureate policy/ Call for Artists to General Government
August 2 - Poet Laureate policy/ Call for Artists to City Council
August 5 - Poet Laureate Applications out
September 30 - Poet Laureate Applications/Nominations due
Week of October 24 - Poet Laureate jury
November 10 - Poet Laureate recommendation goes to Arts Commission
November 22 - Poet Laureate approval to Council
January 3, 2017 - Poet Laureate present at the first Council meeting of the year
Attached are the proposed Poet Laureate program policy and Call for Art, as reviewed and edited by the Olympia Arts Commission at their June 9 meeting.
Options:
1. Recommend the proposed Poet Laureate Program policy and Call for Art to Council for approval.
2. Do not recommend the proposed Poet Laureate Program policy and Call for Art to Council for approval.
3. Recommend an alternative approach to creating a Poet Laureate.
Financial Impact:
Attachments:
- Proposed Poet Laureate Program policy
- Proposed Call for Poet Laureate
- Poet Laureate Referral from Council
- Poetry Reading by Natasha Tretheway, National Poet Laureate (video)
- Spoken Word Performance by Brian McCracken of Olympia's Old Growth Poetry...
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