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New policy will guide decision-making around requests for public art, murals
According to the proposed public art policy, 30 per cent of the public art fund will be allocated to new art and 70 per cent will maintain existing murals and plan for future projects With the collapse of the murals advisory committee, city hall plans to develop a policy to guide decisions about public art and create a new committee focused on this area. The murals management committee has had difficulty finding and keeping members over the years. There were two citizens on the committee in January, but both quit this year, leaving Coun. Heather Eby as the remaining member. Other than the murals program, the City of Moose Jaw…
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Half Moon Bay officials approve new art policy | Local News
Half Moon Bay has approved its first public art policy to guide how the city will manage funding, submission, evaluation and removal of public art, as the city looks at maintaining and removing several art pieces. The City Council unanimously approved a resolution of the policy at its Dec. 7 meeting following community outreach. Issues of funding, commission, submission, evaluation, installation, approval, maintenance and removal of art are specified in the plan. The new policy will clarify what artwork is placed on public property and provide guidance for financial help for the maintenance and acquisition of artwork. The city previously had no public art policy, which led to art being…