SECA COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Discuss Community Arts
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DEPARTMENT: Community Services
SUBMITTED BY: Jake Fiedler, Special Events Coordinator
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
Staff is returning with Section Three - Community Arts in the SECA Policy and Procedures Manual for Applicants. Section Three is the last piece to be discussed.
DISCUSSION:
A. Section Three – Community Arts
In 2022, the City Council approved the City of Naperville Public Arts Program (“Program”) and designated the responsibility for program administration to the SECA Commission and Special Events Coordinator and/or Community Services Department staff. The City will administer the Program consistent with applicable City policies, agreements, budgets, and approval requirements.
The City of Naperville is committed to contributing to the intellectual, emotional and creative life of the community by facilitating engaging art experiences and dynamic public spaces.
Public art, in all its forms, helps the City of Naperville stand apart from other communities and having a plan and policy for the arts will not only ensure visitors keep coming back, but will also brighten the lives of residents. The Community Arts and Public Art Program establishes a framework for supporting a diversity of art, performances, and other art experiences that bring people together, inspire, beautify, and enhance Naperville's public spaces.
The Program supports the creation, presentation, placement, stewardship, and community engagement associated with arts projects while recognizing that different types of arts projects require different considerations. Physical public art may require long-term maintenance and conservation; performances are time-based artistic presentations; and other art experiences may engage the public through participation, observation, interaction, or learning.
B. Public Arts Program - Goals
Enhance the character, identity, and beauty of Naperville.
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