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Receive and Approve the 2021-2022 Annual Percent for Art Plan.
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Staff:
Department:
Susan Brown, Executive Director
Community Arts & Culture
Steve Wright, Public Art Coordinator
Meeghan Rosen, Assistant Director
Overview: The Town's Percent for Art (PFA) Program Policies and Procedures asks the Office of Community Arts & Culture to submit an annual Percent for Art Plan for the Council's approval. This 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 2021-2022 Annual 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 and FY22 as a result of pandemic impacts to the Town's fiscal condition.
Attachments:
* Resolution
* Draft 2021-2022 Percent for Art Plan
* Percent for Art Policies and Procedures (2018-05-02/R-7)
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2021-2022 PERCENT FOR ART PLAN (2021-09-01/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 Chapel Hill Cu...
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