Title
Municipal Art Plan Status Report
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Arts Commission recommend approval of the Arts Organizations Granting Program and the Olympia Crossings Call for Art.
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive a status report on the Municipal Art Plan and move to recommend the Arts Organizations Granting Program and the Olympia Crossings Call for Art to the City Council for consideration.
Report
Issue:
Whether to receive an update on the Municipal Art Plan and recommend the proposed Grants to Arts Organizations and the first Call for Art for the Olympia Crossings Project to full Council for consideration.
Staff Contact:
Stephanie Johnson, Arts Program Manager, Parks, Arts & Recreation, 360.709.2678
Presenter(s):
Stephanie Johnson, Arts Program Manager
Stacy Hicks, Chair, Olympia Arts Commission
Timothy Grisham, Vice Chair, Olympia Arts Commission
Background and Analysis:
A line-item status update is provided as an attachment. There are two items in particular the Arts Commission is seeking approval to move forward on: the Arts Organizations Granting Program, and the Olympia Crossings Call for Art. The policy and grant guidelines for the former are attached. The latter will go through legal review on June 19, too late for this staff report, but copies will be distributed at the meeting.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
Staff and the Commission worked closely with NWONA (Northwest Olympia Neighborhood Association) to develop the Call for Art for the first Olympia Crossing. The Commission also heard from representatives of the Olympia Symphony that a Granting Program would help Arts Organizations provide arts access to the greater community, for example, the free concerts they have provided on the Capitol Campus.
Options:
1. Receive the report and recommend the Arts Organizations Granting Program and the Olympia Crossings Call for Art to City Council for consideration.
2. Receive the report and do not recomm...
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