CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the Public Art Exploratory Task Force recommendation to create a Naperville Arts Committee and a Naperville Arts Program
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DEPARTMENT: Community Services
SUBMITTED BY: Pam Gallahue, PhD, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
Under New Business at its December 15, 2020 meeting, the City Council directed staff to begin meeting with Century Walk to define a working relationship and present a recommendation for a public art program in 2021.
At its March 16, 2021 meeting, the City Council received the Century Walk Long-Range Plan for Public Art but tabled any discussion until such time staff, the SECA Commission, and the proposed Public Art Task Force review and bring a recommendation to the City Council.
DISCUSSION:
Exploratory Task Force (ETF)
Staff partnered with members of the SECA Commission to create a group of interested parties and subject matter experts to evaluate processes related to public art in Naperville, explore opportunities for improvement, and develop a public art program recommendation to present to the City Council.
The resulting Exploratory Task Force is made up of the members below:
1. Melvin Kim with a transition to Judy Brodhead (SECA Chair)
2. Brand Bobosky (Century Walk)
3. Debbie Venezia (Century Walk)
4. Sangeeta Pande (Century Walk)
5. Tony Andrews (Art of Inclusion)
6. Shannon Greene Robb (SECA Commission)
7. Anna Lankisch (Student Representative from The Alive Center)
The ETF received staff support from Special Events Coordinator, Dawn Portner and Community Services Director, Pam Gallahue. In addition to meeting and agenda management, staff issued an RFI requesting guidance on how to develop a municipal public art program and researched established programs in the following 15 municipalities:
El Cerrito, CA
Boise, ID
Roswell, GA
Rockford, IL
Auburn, WA
Loveland, CO
Naples, FL
Flossmoor, IL
Des Moines, IA
Roanoke, VA
East Lansing, MI
Tacoma, WA
Wichita...
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