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Approve the Annual Percent for Art Plan 2020-2021.
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Staff:
Department:
Susan Brown, Executive Director
Community Arts & Culture
Steve Wright, Cultural Arts Coordinator
Meeghan Rosen, Assistant Director
Overview: Based on the Town's Percent for Art Program Policies and Procedures, the Office of Community Arts & Culture shall submit an annual Percent for Art Plan to the Council for approval. This Annual Percent for Art Plan provides an update on works currently in progress, a summary of the previous year's Percent for Art expenditures, and staff & Advisory Board recommendations for designation of Percent for Art funds associated with forthcoming Capital Improvement Projects.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council receive and approve the 2020-2021 Percent for Art Plan.
Fiscal Impact/Resources: Funding for the Percent for Art (PFA) program is tied to appropriations for Capital Improvement Projects. No new funds were appropriated for PFA in FY21 as a result of pandemic impacts to the Town's fiscal condition.
Attachments:
* Resolution
* Draft 2020-2021 Percent for Art Plan
* Percent for Art Program Policies and Procedures (2018-05-02/R-7)
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2020-2021 PERCENT FOR ART PLAN (2021-02-24/R-3)
WHEREAS, Chapel Hill recognizes community arts and culture as important factors in
developing Chapel Hill as "A Place for Everyone" and creating "Good Places and New Spaces;" and
WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill has established a Percent for Art program whereby one percent of all appropriations for Capital Improvement Projects shall be directed to the Town's Percent for Art Program; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Percent for Art program is to
* Help define the community's identity and sense of place,
* Promote social interaction and discourse,
* Bring arts into everyday life, and
* Memorialize the past while expressing shared values for the future; and
WHEREAS, this plan has been reviewed by the Cha...
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